Module 4 Music Born in America
side by side 肩并肩,相互扶持
eg ① two children are walking side by side.
② we stand side by side with you in this competition.
※【拓展】類似的短語還有:
neck and neck “并駕齊驅(qū)地 head to head 交頭接耳地
(3) they experiment with different vocal and rhythmic approaches. 他們嘗試用不同的發(fā)聲和奏樂方法。
◆ experiment with… 用……做實驗
eg they are experimenting with new methods of teaching.
※【拓展】 experiment的其他用法：
make/do/carry out/perform /try an experiment on/upon/in/ with 做實驗(試驗)，對……做實驗（試驗）
by experiment通過實驗
eg they find out what foods the baby likes by experiment.
◆ approach v & n
（teacher can present some sentences in order to review the meaning of approach.
① the time is approaching when we must leave. (vi來臨)
② as you approach the town the first building you see is the church. （vt走近）
③ his work is approaching perfection. （vt 近似，接近）
④ did he approach you about lending him some money? （vt找……商量）
⑤ he approached the difficulty with great thought. （vt著手）
⑥ our approach drove away the wild animals. （n走近）
⑦ all the approaches to the town were blocked. （n通路）
⑧ that professor’s new approach to language teaching was considered better than anyone else’s. （n方法，手段）
(4) disco music and rock music were both in decline in the mid-1970s. 20世紀(jì)70年代中期迪斯科和搖滾樂都在走下坡路。
be in decline 在下降中,在衰退中
the company is in decline because of falling demand.
※【拓展】decline的其他用法：
she is on the decline, and may die soon. （在下降中,在衰退中）
she declined to help me. （拒絕）
after his wife’s death, he fell into a decline. （失去力量、影響等；衰落）
our business has gone into a decline this year.
(5) hip hop took advantage of that and provided a kind of disco music for people who hated disco.
take advantage of利用
eg why do you always want to take advantage of me?
※【拓展】advantage的其他詞組：
① ave the advantage of sb 比某人強(qiáng)
eg you really have the advantage of me.
②… be to one’s advantage ……對某人有利
eg the agreement is to our advantage.
③ give sb an advantage (over) 使某人在……方面比較有利
【練習(xí)】 i think we should ________ changjiang river, which can solve the power problem of some parts of china. (key: d)