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The Beatles, Their Songs and What They Mean 知识点(重点\难点): Sometime saw …=…took place in Sometime 33-15 1980s saw Michael Jackson cement his title as the King of Pop. = Michael Jackson cemented his title as the King of Pop in 1980s.八十年代后半段，迈克尔·杰克逊巩固了其流行音乐之王的称号。 2.文化知识 35-1 On February 9, 1964, when the Beatles made their first American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, many remembered being transfixed in front of their small black and white television sets. ◎debut?[deibju:][法语]n. (音乐家、演员等的)首次登台演出，首次露面 (节目等的)首次演出，首演 (商店等的)开张 (产品等的)首次出现 (尤指女子的)初次正式进入社交界 (职业、事业等的)开始，开端 ◎The Ed Sullivan Show艾德苏利文秀 vt.刺穿；戳穿： He transfixed the enemys heart with a spear. 他用长矛刺穿了敌人的心脏。 钉住；刺住；叉牢： to be transfixed on a rock 被钉牢在一块岩石上 使麻木；使发呆；使不能动弹；使束手无策： She was transfixed with horror. 她吓呆了。 I was transfixed at its sight. 看到这个光景我吓呆了。 35-2 Their appearance had such an impact that most normal activities in America came to a standstill watching the performance. ◎such an impact that ◎standstill?英?[st?n(d)st?l]??n. 停顿；停止 35-3 Criminal activity in the major cities was put on hold, and getting a taxi in New York was almost impossible. 35-4 Mass hysteria resulted wherever the Beatles appeared, and Beatlemania was created.?◎hysteria??[h?st??r??]??n. 癔病，歇斯底里；不正常的兴奋 ◎Beatlemania?[bi:tlmeinj?]?n. 披头士狂热 5-5 To understand why the Beatles became the central force they did, Steven Stark, cultural historian, spent three years in Liverpool, England, where John, Paul, George, and Ringo grew up. ◎cultural historian文化历史学家 ◎ Liverpool利物浦 335-6 In his book, Meet the Beatles, he talks about the cultural environment that made this port town a very special place to live in. ◎Meet the Beatles《遇见甲壳虫》 35-7 “First of all, it created a matriarchal society,” he says. ◎matriarchal [?me?tri?ɑ:kl]??adj.母系氏族的；女家长的 35-8 “The men tended to be away for months, if not years at a time, at sea. ◎at sea在海上 35-9 Boys and girls tended to be raised by their mothers.” ◎raise 35-10 Both John and Paul lost their mothers when they were