English Grammar 英语语法
第1章 Overview 语法概述
第4课 冠词初探
主讲 Tim
OBJECTIVES 学习目标
1 了解歌曲文化背景。
2 能演唱全曲。
Background
"Blowin' in the Wind" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962 and
released as a single and on his album The Freewheelin' Bob Dyposes
lan in 1963. It has been described as a protest song, and a series of
rhetorical questions about peace, war, and freedom. The refrain "The
answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind" has been described as
"impenetrably ambiguous: either the answer is so obvious it is right in
your face, or the answer is as intangible as the wind".
《答案在风中飘荡》("Blowin' in the Wind")是鲍勃·迪 1994年,这首歌登入了格莱美名人堂。2004
伦于1962年写成的一首歌曲,并以单曲发行,在1963年录 年,它在《滚石》的排名榜单“500首有史以来最伟
入专辑《The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan》。尽管它被描述为 大的歌曲”上排行第14。 这首歌也出现在美国电影
一首抗议歌曲,它仍引起了一系列关于和平、战争和自由的 《阿甘正传》(Forrest Gump)中。
责问。叠句“我的友人啊,答案在空中飘荡”被描述为“不可理 2016年,鲍勃迪伦凭借此歌获得诺贝尔文学
喻、模棱两可的是:或许答案如此显而易见,就在你的脸 奖。
上,又或许答案如风般无形,难以明了”。
Blowin' in the Wind
[Verse 1] [Refrain]
How many roads must a man walk down The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the
Before you call him a man wind
How many seas must a white dove sail The answer is blowin' in the wind
Before she sleeps in the sand
Yes, and how many times must the
cannonballs fly
Before they're forever banned
Blowin' in the Wind
[Verse 2] [Refrain]
Yes, and how many years can a mountain The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the
exist wind
Before it is washed to the sea The answer is blowin' in the wind
Yes, and how many years can some people
exist
Before they're allowed to be free
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his
head
And pretend that he just doesn't see
Blowin' in the Wind
[Verse 3] [Refrain]
Yes, and how many times must a man look The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the
up wind
Before he can really see the sky The answer is blowin' in the wind
Yes, and how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry
Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he
knows
That too many people have died
Exercise
Find the articles. 找出每句中的冠词。
1
1 How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man
2 How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand
3 How many times must the cannonballs fly before they're forever banned
4 The answer is blowin' in the wind.
5 How many years can a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea
6 How many years can an eagle exist before it's allowed to be free
7 How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see
8 How many times must a man look up before he can really see the sky
Exercise
Fill in the blanks. 用冠词补全歌词。
2
1 How many roads must ______ man walk down before you call him a man
2 How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in _____ sand
3 The answer is blowin' in ______ wind.
4 How many years can _____ mountain exist before it is washed to the sea
5 How many times must a man look up before he can really see ______ sky
6 How many times can _____ man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see
7 How many times must _____ cannonballs fly before they're forever banned
Answer Keys
答案
Exercise
Find the articles. 找出每句中的冠词。
1
1 How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man
2 How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand
3 How many times must the cannonballs fly before they're forever banned
4 The answer is blowin' in the wind.
5 How many years can a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea
6 How many years can an eagle exist before it's allowed to be free
7 How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see
8 How many times must a man look up before he can really see the sky
Exercise
Fill in the blanks. 用冠词补全歌词。
2
1 How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man
2 How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand
3 The answer is blowin' in the wind.
4 How many years can a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea
5 How many times must a man look up before he can really see the sky
6 How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see
7 How many times must the cannonballs fly before they're forever banned