Cultural Corner Louis Armstrong从1901年出生于新奥尔良到1971年心脏衰竭逝世为止的七十年岁月里，这 位爵士巨人也是摇滚先驱者为后人留下 了无数伟大的作品。早在1920年，19岁时他就已经开始演奏生涯。如何评价他 在爵士音乐中的重要性都不为过，相当 于古典音乐的巴赫、摇滚音乐的猫王， 是音乐史中最有影响的音乐家之一。“What A Wonderful World”是他最为著名的作品，被无数后来的音乐家翻唱 过。Louis Armstrong的小号，可能是全 世界最快乐的小号; Louis Armstrong的歌声，可能是世界上豁达的歌声，而他 沙哑的演唱如同他的小喇叭吹奏一般令 人怀念。Robert Johnson罗伯特约翰逊，一位一生只录了2张 专辑不到30首歌的歌手兼吉他手，以其魔鬼般的天赋创造了感动人们的终 极乡村蓝调风格。他的嗓音不像 Armstrong那样低沉沙哑，但是却很有深度，感觉就在你的心底低声抱怨。Woody GuthrieWoody Guthrie, 最初民谣音乐的英雄，他将民谣音乐转变为申张社会正义的 工具，为后来的Bob Dylan、Bruce Springsteen及许多其它民谣摇滚歌曲作者铺平了道路，他写出了数百首广为流传的歌曲，他的多彩生活使他的歌曲创作同样充满传奇。Eric ClaptonThe Rolling StonesBob DylanRead the passage and answer the questions.1. What kind of music was each artist famous for?Louis Armstrong: JazzRobert Johnson: BluesWoody Guthrie: folk2. What else do you know about other musicians mentioned in the passage?Eric ClaptonThe Rolling StonesBob DylanRead the passage again and fill in the blanks by yourselves.(1) Louis Armstrong, _ in 1901, was one of the most _ artists _ _ _ _ music. His nickname was Satchmo, which _ _ _ “Satchel Mouth”, because of his large mouth.born influential in the history of was short for (2) Robert Johnson, _ in Mississippi, wrote very _ and sad blues songs, whose music has _ generations of modern rock musicians. He _ _ record 29 songs, and _ _ _ _ white audiences.born poetic influencedmanaged to make an impression on(3) Woody Guthrie, known as a pioneer of _ music, was _ _ a president. As he grew older, his songs became more humorous and optimistic. His belief is that it doesnt matter if youre black, white, , you can do something _ your life.protestnamed after withLanguage points1. make an impression on sb. 给某人留下印象I wanted black music to make an impression on white audiences.The book left/made a deep impression on him.impress sth. on sb.impress sb. with/by sth.under the impression that 觉得, 以为 What were your first impressions of Beijing? His behavior gave her a bad impression. Arriving late wont create a very favorable impression.2. try out 尝试, 选拔She would try out the theory and play us some classical music before the next test and see if we get better test scores!She enjoys trying out new ways of doing things. Ill try it out and see whether it works.Tom tried out for the basketball team. 3. turn n. 旋转; 轮流Its her turn to call me.by turns 轮流的, 逐个的in turn 依次 take turns 轮流take ones / a turn 轮班e.g. By turns, a 14-year-old child is affectionate than aggressive, silent than outspoken.Each of us in turn had to describe how alcohol had affected our lives.Everyone must take his turn to keep watch.