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Unit 5 Rhythm Lesson 1 Performance Alanis-A True Performer Canadian singer and song writer, Alanis Morissette, is used to being in the public eye. Her most famous album Jagged Little Pill, came out in 1995 when she was only twenty-one years old. It sold 15 Million copies and made her world famous. Since then she has made several more albums and she has continued giving great performances on stage. Last Thursday night, hundreds of fans went to the Corn Exchange in Cambridge, England to see Alanis Morissette performing in concert. It was Morissette's first performance in England since her song "Uninvited" won this year's Grammy Award for the best rock song. The 30-year-old singer has a strong fan base in England. There was not an empty seat anywhere in the concert hall at last Thursday's event, although it was an extremely cold night: "Sure it's cold outside, but I hope we'll warm it up in here for you, " Morissette said to the large crowd before she started to play. During the 3-hour concert, Morissette used a lot of material from her award-winning album "Jagged Little Pill". She also played a few songs from her new album, such as "Everything But...", which tells the story of someone looking for love in the wrong places. Morissette gave a creative and powerful performance in another song "Utopia". Her singing was full of feeling; the first part of the song was filled with anger, while the last part expressed love and joy. Although the concert hall was cold and the sound system caused a few problems, the audience could still enjoy the concert. Many people in the crowd were obviously long-time fans and they knew the words and sang along to nearly every song. Throughout the concert, the atmosphere inside the concert hall was extremely exciting. Everyone agreed that they were greatly impressed by Morissette's brilliant music and singing. At the end of the three hours, Morissette showed that she was a true performer, singing a well-known song "Heartache". She finished the evening with a new song about the life of a superstar. While I watched and listened, I knew that I was seeing the performance of a real superstar. Exercise 6 Listen to the telephone conversation.Who decides to pick up the concert tickets, Sue or Ricky? Hello. Hi, it's me. Are we still going to the concert on Saturday? Yeah, fine. I'll pick up the tickets at lunchtime tomorrow. No... I can't. I've got choir practice. I know. I'll go and pick them up as soon as school finishes. You can't tomorrow. It's early closing. The ticket office closes early. You're right. Maybe my mum can get them. She works near the ticket office. I'll ask her when she gets back tonight I've got a better idea. Ricky. I'll go and get them now, before I go to the dentist... Oh, all right... but I said... I have to rush, otherwise I won't have time. Byeee! Exercise 7 Listen again.Who said these things, Sue or Ricky? 第一课 表演 阿兰妮丝—一位真实的表演者 加拿大歌手和作曲家，阿兰妮丝·莫里塞特经常在公开场合露面。她最著名的唱片《Jagged Little Pill》，于1995年发行，当时她只有21岁。这张专辑卖了1,500万张，也让她闻名世界。自那以后，她又制作了几张唱片，并且不断在舞台上表演。 上周四晚，几百名歌迷来到英国剑桥的谷物交易所，观看阿兰妮丝·莫里塞特的音乐会表演。 这是莫里塞特第一次在英国演出，自从她的单曲《Uninvited》获得今年格莱美最佳摇滚歌曲奖后。 这位30岁的歌手在英国有强大的歌迷基础。 在上周四，音乐厅没有一个空位，虽然气候异常的冷。 “外面的确很冷，但是我希望我们能为你们让其温暖起来，”莫里塞特在开始演唱前，对着人群说道。 在三个小时的音乐会中，莫里塞特唱了大量来自她获奖专辑《Jagged Little Pill》的歌曲。 她也演唱了来自她新专辑的部分少量歌曲，例如《Everything But...》，歌曲诉说了一个人在错误的地方寻找爱情的故事。 莫里塞特创造性地表演了歌曲《Utopia》。她的歌曲充满感情；歌曲的第一部分充满了愤怒，而最后一部分表达了爱情和欢乐。 虽然音乐厅很冷，音响系统还出现了一些问题，听众还是很喜欢这场音乐会。人群的许多人很显然是忠实歌迷，他们知道歌词，并且几乎跟唱了每一首歌曲。 贯穿着音乐会，音乐厅中的气氛一直令人兴奋。每个人都对莫里塞特杰出的音乐和演唱留下深刻的印象。在最后的三个小时，莫里塞特演唱了著名歌曲《Heartache》，展现了她是一个真正的表演家。她用一首新歌结束了这个夜晚，这首歌讲述的是关于一位超级明星的生活。 当我看着她，听着她唱歌时，我知道我在看一位真正的超级明星的演出。 |
