8 Itzhak Perlman ：A Citizen of the World，with His Violin as a Passport 伊萨克 ·帕尔曼 ：世界公民，小提琴就是他的护照

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Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv，Israel，in nineteen forty-five.Today he lives in New York City.But his music has made him a citizen of the world.He has played in almost every major city.

1945年，伊萨克·帕尔曼在以色列的特拉维夫市出生。现在他居住于纽约市。但是他的音乐使他成了一位世界公民。他几乎在每一个大城市中都演奏过。

听力破解：播音员在第一句话时重读了单词Itzhak Perlman，并且在第三句话时重读了单词music，因此可知这段新闻主要谈论Itzhak Perlman与music的相关话题。

仔细听

He has won 15 Grammy awards for his recordings.He has also won 4 Emmys for his work with television.

Itzhak Perlman suffered from polio at the age of four.The disease damaged his legs.Today he uses a wheelchair or walks with the aid of crutches on his arms.

他的唱片为他赢得了15次格莱美奖。同时，他也因在电视方面的作品获得了4次艾美奖。

伊萨克·帕尔曼4岁时患上了小儿麻痹症。这一疾病对他的双腿造成了伤害。现在，他使用轮椅或者借助拐杖行走。

词汇宝典：damage的意思是“损害，毁坏”，与其同义的词语有harm，injury，destroy等。与damage相关的短语有brain damage“脑损伤”，indirect damage“间接损害”，cause damage to“对……造成伤害”。仔细听

But none of this stopped him from playing the violin.He began as a young child.He took his first lessons at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv.Very quickly，his teachers recognized that he had a special gift.

但是这些都没能阻止他演奏小提琴。他从幼年就开始学习小提琴，在特拉维夫市音乐学院上了第一堂课。很快，老师们就发现他具有特别的天赋。

听力破解：要注意英语中的连读问题，如none of连读为[′nʌnəv]，下一自然段的went to连读为[′wentu]，financial aid 连读为[fai′nænʃəl′leid]。

听力破解：同时，要注意英语中分词形式-ing的读音异化问题，由[iη]变为[in]，如playing读为[′pleiin]等。

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At thirteen he went to the United Sates to appear on television.His playing earned him the financial aid to attend the JuilliardSchool in New York.

In nineteen sixty-four Itzhak Perlman won the Leventritt Competition in that city.His international fame had begun.

13岁时，他来到美国，在电视节目中演奏。他靠演出赚得了进入纽约茱莉亚音乐学院的费用。

1964年，伊萨克·帕尔曼在当地的“利文特里特大赛”中获胜。从此，他开始

享誉国际。

听力破解：注意英语中的吞音问题，如had begun在一起出现的时候，[d]被吞掉。

词汇宝典：attend的意思是“出席，照料”，当它做“出席，参加”讲时，与其同义的词语有 join，participate in，take part in等。attend的常见搭配有：attend class“上课”、attend a meeting“参加会议”、attend to“关心，照料”。此外，attendant 的意思是“服务员，伴随的”。

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His music is full of power and strength.It can be sad or joyful，loud or soft.But critics say it is not the music alone that makes his playing so special.They say he is able to communicate the joy he feels in playing，and the emotions that great music can deliver.

他的音乐充满了力量与活力，可悲伤、可欢快，可激昂、可舒缓。但是评论家们认为，使他的演奏如此出色的不仅仅是音乐。他们说，他能够把演奏时的愉悦感受和伟大音乐所传递的情感充分传达出来。

词汇宝典：communicate的意思是“交流，传达”，与communicate相关的常用短语是communicate with“与……沟通”。communicate的名词形式是communication，意为“通讯”，常见短语有：communication technology“通信技术”、intercultural communication“跨文化交际”。

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1.suffer from遭受；患……病

▶suffer from 表示“某人患上某病”，如：

He suffered from polio at the age of four.

他在 4 岁的时候患上了小儿麻痹症。

▶同时，suffer from 还可以表示“遭受痛苦”。

A：Hi doctor，I think I have a headache.你好！医生，我头疼。

B：How long have you been suffering from that？头疼多久了？

A：Around three days.I got that after getting wet in the downpour three days ago.大概有三天了吧。三天前我被大雨淋湿后就开始头疼了。

2.have a special gift有天赋

▶have a gift for 意思是“对……有天赋”，如：have a gift for sth.“在

某方面有天赋”、have a gift for doing sth“有天赋做某事”。

3.be able to会；能够

▶be able to 表示“会，能够”，通常用于表示“某人有能力做某事”，

如：

He is able to finish the task on his own.他能够独立完成这项任务。

▶口语中表示这个意思的短语还有：be capable of，如：

He is perfectly capable of communication.他很擅长沟通。