Each year at Christmas, we hear many beautiful songs. Their melodies are so appealing that we hum them long after the song has ended. These traditional carols capture the beauty and wonder of the Christmas story.
Hark the Herald Angles Sing
Charles Wesley, who wrote over 6,000 songs during his lifetime, penned the words to this carol. Famous composer Felix Mendelssohn wrote the melody. The words and music were never meant to go together. But in the 19the century, an organist joined the music and words together to create this favorite carol. Here is the first verse:
Hark the herald angels sing "Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on Earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled."
Joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim:
"Christ is born in Bethlehem"
Hark! The herald angels sing "Glory to the newborn King!"
Silent Night
The beautiful carol Silent Night is the most-recorded and performed carol of all. It started as a poem written by a pastor back in 19th-century Austria. Then his friend set it to music. Now almost 200 years later, the song's lovely words still touch people's hearts.
Silent Night, Holy Night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace!
Joy to the World
In 1719, accomplished author and scholar Isaac Watts composed a poem based on Psalm 98 in the Bible. Nearly 100 years later. American choir director Lowell Mason set it to music giving us this joyful Christmas carol.
Joy to the World!
The Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King.
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room
And heav'n and nature sing
And heav'n and nature sing
And heav'n and heav'n
and nature sing!
Grammar:
The beautiful carol Silent Night is the most recorded and performed carol of all.
carol, most recorded= most performed = most popular.
most + verb in past participle form
Princess Diana was the most photographed woman in the 20th century.
Paris was the most visited city in the world in 2009.
Vocabulary Tips:
verse-文字的一段或一節, 一節歌詞,
*Henry quoted a few verses from Shakespeare in his love letter.
*The entire audience sang along with the singer on the last verse of the song.
reconciled-重新使和好如初,使和解,或是使調和. re-有"再一次"意思
reconciled with-和誰 使調和,和好,常用被動式.
*The couple was finally reconciled with each other after not speaking for a week.
*It's not been easy to reconcile the two companies' pints of view.
triumph-勝利,重大的成功.完全的勝利. 戰勝了什麽用 " "
*The election results were an absolute triumph for the political party.政黨
*Tina's triumph over her disabilities is a story that has touched many people. 戰勝了....
triumph over -戰勝了....
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Chat Room:
to pen something-use pen to write something.
pen (n)-原子筆
pen (v)-書寫
penned-wrote with pen.
I.D. card-身份證卡
card (n)-証卡
card(v)-要求出示証卡
to card someone-向某人要求出示証卡 ask someone for I.D to prove of legal age.,
carded me-要我出示証明.
carol- is a happy, joyful Christmas song.
perform- 表演，演出，或“執行，完成”
*The orchestra performed in several European cities.
*The pop star will perform with his band on stage tonight. 流行歌手
*The surgery will be performed tomorrow morning. 手術明早執行。
infant- 小嬰兒。
*The products were specially designed for infants.
*The Johnsons brought their 3-month old infant to the picnic with them.
infant care-幼兒照顧
an infant teacher-幼兒教師
accomplished (adj) -優秀的，造詣精湛的，傑出的accomplish-完成
*Wesley is an accomplished violinist who has won several important competitions.造詣精湛的
*Peter is accomplished in computer program design. 在...相當傑出.
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the most recorded (v)- 錄製最多的 the most record (n), watch for (v)& (n) pronunciation.
the most recorded carol of all- 在所有聖誕歌曲中,被錄製最多的.
set the record (n)-創下紀錄
hold the record (n)-保持紀錄
break the record-打破紀錄.
off the record (n)-不公開的,不可引用的.
for the record (n) -要別人紀錄下來的.意即"一种申明,一种公開的表態"
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