与美国小学生一起学英文第1册 第32期:贝多芬

 　　Beethoven 贝多芬

　　Beethoven is the most popular musician in history.  贝多芬是历史最著名的音乐家。

　　He grew up in an unhappy family. 他生长在一个不幸的家庭里。

　　But he became a composer¹ and a pianist. 但他却成为了作曲家和钢琴家。

　　When he was about 20, he started losing his hearing. 在他20岁左右的时候，他的听力开始丧失。

　　But Beethoven never stopped making music and playing the piano. 但贝多芬从来就没有停止过作曲和弹钢琴。

　　He made most of his wonderful works² after he lost his hearing. 他大部分的伟大作品都是在他丧失听力后创作的。

　　For Elise is the most famous musical piece in the world. 《致爱丽丝》是世界上最著名的乐曲。

1 composer   

n.作曲家，作家，设计者

参考例句：

• Brooks is an excellent composer.布鲁克斯是一位杰出的作曲家。
• The composer expresses his sorrow in his music.这位作曲家用音乐表达他的悲伤。

2 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。