“The hills are alive with the sound of music!”
真善美 樂音中 群山充滿生氣！
Imagine fleeing with your seven children over snow-covered mountains in an effort to avoid capture by the Nazis. This memorable scene is from the musical film The Sound of Music, starring Dame Julie Andrews and the distinguished Christopher Plummer.
In 1949, Maria von Trapp wrote The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. Her book inspired the 1959 Broadway hit musical and the 1965 film, both entitled The Sound of Music. The delightful songs were written by the famous writing team of Rodgers and Hammerstein.
The Broadway premiere took place on November 16, 1959. It ran for 1443 performances and tied for the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1960.
The wildly successful movie musical won five Academy Awards, including the one for Best Picture. Like many other movies based on biographies, though, some scenes are from the filmmaker's imagination. The movie reduced the number of von Trapp children from 10 to seven. The filmmaker also changed the details of the family's escape, hoping to make it more dramatic. However, the true story of the von Trapp family, in itself, is quite fascinating.
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new rich / old rich
old money / new money
Welcome, friends. It's great to have you back with us on Info Cloud. Money is something all of us think about. We use it almost every day. Have you ever imagined what it would be like to be rich, Rex?
Of course I have. Everyone does at one time or another. Hey, today let's tell our students about how wealthy people can be divided into categories in English.
Oh, you mean new rich and old rich.
Exactly. You may also have heard new rich said nouveau riche. It means the same thing. Nouveau riche is a borrowed word from French.
That's right. So what are the characteristics of someone who is new rich versus someone who is old rich?
I've heard it said that someone who has recently acquired their wealth "new rich" is more likely to show it off with fancy clothes and expensive cars; someone who has grown up being wealthy, old rich, will more likely hide it. These are just stereotypes, of course.
Saying old money and new money is another way to say the same thing. Old money has been in the family for generations, and new money has been made by that person in their lifetime.
金錢是人們在生活中最關注的話題之一，今天要跟大家介紹 new rich 跟 old rich 之間的分別。rich 是有錢人，new rich 是形容那些在短時間內致富的人，這種人喜歡花俏的衣服，或是開名車去炫富，但是old rich就不一樣了，old rich 就是形容生長在富裕家庭當中的人，這種人比較傾向於在生活中低調地隱藏自己的財富，不讓人知道。另一方面，old money 就是一個家庭世世代代傳下來的財富，而 new money 則是一些人白手起家所賺到的金錢。
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distinguished adj. 非常傑出的、卓越的、讓人欣賞或尊重
known by many people because of some quality or achievement;
making someone seem important and worth respect
- The professor has invited a very distinguished writer to give a short talk to the students.
教授邀請一位非常傑出的作家，來給同學們做一個簡短的分享。
- Because the businessman has done a lot for his city, he has received numerous awards for being a distinguished leader.
由於那位商界人士為他的城市做了不少事，因此以傑出領導人之姿獲得許多獎章。distinguished adj. 形容年長者很有品味、水準、氣度
- As I looked around the coffee shop, I saw a very distinguished gentleman reading a book by a window. 我在咖啡館四處看看時，我有注意到一位氣度非凡的男士在窗邊看書。
- Mr. Andrews always dresses up and looks so distinguished whenever he goes out.
Andrews 先生每次出門都會穿得很得體，並看起來很優雅。
entitle v. 給某一個作品一個名字或是題目
to give a title to (something, such as a book) : title
- The writer wrote a story for his child, and it was entitled “The Adventures of Robby the Rabbit.”
作者為他的孩子寫了一篇故事，名為兔子Robby的冒險記。
- It was during his vacation that the musician wrote a song entitled “The Man on the Boat” as a personal gift to a friend.
那位音樂家在度假時，為朋友寫了一首歌，命名為船上的人。
entitle v. 因為符合條件，有權利或是有資格
to give a right to (someone) — + to
- According to the law, when a husband dies, his widow is entitled to all of his property and possessions.
根據法律，如果丈夫過世，他的遺孀有權利繼承所有的遺產。
- The workers are angry because they believe they are entitled to some compensation after their company closed down.
工人很生氣，因為他們認為公司倒閉後，他們應該有權利獲得一些補償金。
biography n. 傳記
the story of a real person's life written by someone other than that person
- If you really want to know about the life of that famous explorer, you should read his biography.
如果你真的想了解那位有名的探險家，你就該讀一讀他的傳記。
- Bianca normally reads novels, but this time she decided to read a biography instead.
Bianca 平常會看小說，但是她這次決定換一本傳記來讀。
biographical adj. 跟傳記有關的 (重音在第三音節)
/ˌbajəˈgræfɪkəl/
relating to or telling the story of a real person's life
- The writer wrote a historical novel about the queen, but it should not be treated as a biographical account.
那名作者寫的是一本關於那位皇后的歷史小說，而不是皇后的傳記。
biographer n. 寫傳記的作者
/baɪˈɑːgrəfɚ/
- The biographer did a lot of research before writing about the life of the famous composer.
那位傳記作者做了很多的研究後，才開始寫那名作曲家的傳記。
fascinating adj. 因為很有趣，甚至會引人注意的
/ˈfæsəˌneɪtɪŋ/
very interesting or appealing
- It is fascinating how a baby horse is able to start walking about two hours after it is born.
很有趣的是，小馬一出生後，大約兩小時就可以開始走動。
- Chad loves listening to his Uncle Donnie tell fascinating stories.
Chad 喜歡跟他的Donnie 叔叔，聽他講有趣的故事。
fascinate v. 吸引人、讓人著迷
to cause (someone) to be very interested in something or someone
- Emily is fascinated by Korean soap opera.
Emily 對韓劇非常地著迷。
- The kittens are fascinated by anything that moves.
小貓們會被任何會動東西吸引住。
