高考英语模拟试题阅读理解精选编讲第157篇——秒词邦微信小程序

A few years ago, pop poets such as Murray Lachlan Young began to set poetry to rock music with some surprising results. People thought that poetry was the new rock ‘n’ roll. However, despite the brief popularity of a few pop poets, poetry and pop music didn’t seem to mix. But are they really so different?

 If you look back at the origins of poetry, there is a strong connection between poems and popular music. In Greek mythology, for example, the muse (女神) Erato is pictured with a lyre (里拉琴) in her hand, and looks just like the ancestor of the modern rock star with his electric guitar. In addition, the poets Shelley and Byron were as famous in the nineteenth century as the pop stars of today.

 But despite their common origins, there are many differences between poetry and pop music. Pop songs are always written for a public performance, whereas poetry often isn’t. And the lyrics in pop songs sometimes have less rhythm than those in poetry. This is because the music provides the rhythm rather than the words. Pop lyrics are also simpler and often keep on saying the same thing. This repetition works well in a performance and means that pop songs are easier for people to sing and learn by heart.

 Both songs and poems tell a story or talk about feelings. Songs in particular deal with the different stages in a relationship, such as falling in love or breaking up. The words and ideas in songs are usually easier to understand than those in “serious” poetry. However, talented performers like Paul McCartney, or newer stars like Robbe Williams, often give simple songs more expression when they perform them. And some of the best lines from pop lyrics are as beautiful as poetry.

 So although pop music and poetry have many differences, they do have one important thing in common: the power to make us think about how we feel.

几年前，像默里·拉克兰·杨这样的流行诗人开始将诗歌与摇滚乐结合起来，并产生了一些令人惊讶的结果。人们认为诗歌是新的摇滚乐。然而，尽管有一些流行诗人短暂流行，诗歌和流行音乐似乎并没有融合在一起。但它们真的如此不同吗?

如果你回顾一下诗歌的起源，你会发现诗歌和流行音乐之间有着紧密的联系。例如，在希腊神话中，缪斯女神埃拉托被描绘成手里拿着一把里拉，看起来就像现代摇滚明星的祖先拿着电吉他。此外，诗人雪莱和拜伦在19世纪和今天的流行歌星一样有名。

尽管它们有着共同的起源，但诗歌和流行音乐之间还是有很多不同之处。流行歌曲通常是为公开演出而写的，而诗歌通常不是。流行歌曲的歌词有时比诗歌的节奏更少。这是因为音乐提供了节奏，而不是文字。流行歌词也更简单，而且经常重复同样的内容。这种重复在表演中效果很好，这意味着流行歌曲更容易让人们唱和背熟。

歌曲和诗歌都在讲故事或谈论感情。歌曲特别涉及一段关系的不同阶段，比如坠入爱河或分手。歌曲中的词语和思想通常比“严肃”的诗歌更容易理解。然而，像保罗·麦卡特尼这样有才华的表演者，或者像罗比·威廉姆斯这样的新星，在表演时往往会给简单的歌曲更多的表达。流行歌词中的一些最好的句子就像诗歌一样美丽。

句子成分分析：

"They may either not remember the material (their kids are studying [now]), or [in some cases] never learnt it themselves, 

|| but they're [still] offering advice."

句子语法结构详解：

(learnt 为 learn 的过去式。they're = they are)

* 句中含有 either...or... 并列结构，意为“(或)……或……”；“要么……要么……”。
* remember 为谓语。
* their 开头为定语从句，引导词 that 被省略。
* studying 为谓语，采用现在进行时。
* learnt 为谓语，采用一般过去时。
* but 为并列连词，连接并列句，表转折。
* offering 为谓语，采用现在进行时。
* may 为情态动词。they 为人称代词主格。their 为形容词型物主代词。themselves 为自身代词。are 为助动词。the 为定冠词。

句子相关词汇解释：

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句子成分分析：

If you look back at the origins (of poetry), || there is a strong connection [between poems and popular music].

句子语法结构详解：

* if 为连词，引导条件状语从句。
* look 为谓语，采用一般现在时。
* there 引导 there be ... 句型, 表示“有”的意思。
* is 为系动词作谓语，采用一般现在时。
* you 为人称代词。the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。

句子相关词汇解释：

Phrase:

Vocabulary:

句子成分分析：

But [despite their common origins], there are many differences (between poetry and pop music).

句子语法结构详解：

* there 引导 there be ... 句型, 表示“有”的意思。
* are 为系动词作谓语，采用一般现在时。
* their 为形容词型物主代词。

句子相关词汇解释：

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Vocabulary:

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