Last week the world lost one of me most famous musicians on the previous century. B.B. King was a legend and inspiration for millions. CBS Evening News will help us to remember the life and music of the Blues King.
Interesting information about B.B. King:
In order to understand this video we’ll need to know the following words. |
На прошлой неделе мир потерял одного из самых известных музыкантов прошлого века. Би Би Кинг был легендой и вдохновением для миллионов. CBS Evening News помогут нам вспомнить жизнь и музыку короля блюза.
Интересная информация про Би Би Кинга:
Для того, чтобы понять видео, вам понадобятся следующие слова. |
Vocabulary:
legend |
an extremely famous or notorious person |
человек-легенда |
to work the strings |
to play the guitar |
играть на гитаре |
flicker |
a tiny movement |
дрожь |
to hitchhike |
to travel by getting free rides in passing vehicles |
ехать автостопом |
to pick up |
to receive |
получить |
nickname |
a familiar or humorous name given to a person instead of the real name |
прозвище |
to hit the road |
to set out on a journey |
поехать, начать путешествие |
to score |
to succeed in doing something |
успешно сделать |
to name after |
Intentionally give someone or something the same name as a particular person or thing |
назвать в честь |
to destroy |
to damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can never return to normal state |
уничтожить |
from the bottom of the one’s heart |
used to emphasize that you are very sincere about something |
от всего сердца |
to rank |
to put someone into a position according to their success, importance, size etc. |
давать определенное место в рейтинге |
And now replace the highlighted phrases in the following sentences by the ones we learnt. If you have difficulties with the task, try watching and inserting necessary phrases at the same time.
flicker |
А теперь замените выделенные фразы в этих предложениях на те, что мы изучили. Если у вас возникли проблемы с этим заданием, попробуйте еще раз посмотреть видео и одновременно вставлять необходимые фразы.
to hit the road |
1. President Obama said today that the blues has lost its king and America has lost a famous person.
2. Anthony Mason now on a man who played the guitar like no one else.
3. With the fast movement of his wrist he could make a note speak.
4. At 22 he traveled with passing cars to Memphis where he got the fake name Blues Boy or B.B.
5. “The 3 O’clock Blues” was his first big hit in 1952, then he started a trip and never stopped.
6. Two years later he succeeded in writing his biggest hit.
7. He called all his black Gibsons in honor of the woman in the center of a bar fight that almost ruined his first guitar.
8. And I thank him sincerely.
9. Rolling Stone called you number 3 guitar player in the world.
Language
No, but I ain’t no tell them.
I’m sure you’ve heard this phrase before in songs, sitcoms, movies etc. Remember the famous “Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone”? And I’m also sure you’ve always wondered what this “ain’t” means. Well, it is a slang variant of numerous contractions. Long time ago it used to be a contraction form of “am not” but with time this contraction got a new meaning and people started using it for other forms as well. That’s when it was officially banned from English grammar and settled down among its slang words. So right now “ain’t” can be used to contract pretty much any negative form of be and have. For example: I am not happy. = I ain’t happy. He isn’t waiting for me. = He ain’t waiting for me. I haven’t got a dog. = I ain’t got a dog. It hasn’t happened. = It ain’t happened.
Note: Since ain’t is a slang word, in many cases it can be used with negative “no” despite the rule that there can’t be to negative forms in one sentence. There isn’t any time. = There ain’t no time. We haven’t got any suger. = We ain’t got no sugar. |
Я уверена, что вы уже слышали эту фразу в песнях, сериала, фильмах и т.д. Помните известную песню "Ain’t no sunshine when she's gone"? И я уверена, что вам всегда было интересно, что означает это "ain’t ". Это сленговый вариант огромного количества сокращений. В давние времена это была сокращенная форма "am not", но со временем это сокращение получило новое значение и люди стали использовать его и для других форм. Именно тогда "ain’t " официально выгнали из грамматики английского языка, после чего оно поселилось среди сленговых слов. Сейчас "ain’t " можно использовать для сокращения практически всех форм be и have. Например: I am not happy. = I ain’t happy. He isn’t waiting for me. = He ain’t waiting for me. I haven’t got a dog. = I ain’t got a dog. It hasn’t happened. = It ain’t happened.
Внимание: Поскольку ain’t – сленговая фраза, во многих случаях она может использоваться с отрицанием "no" несмотря на то, что два возражения в одном предложении обычно не используются. There isn’t any time. = There ain’t no time. We haven’t got any suger. = We ain’t got no sugar. |
Language Task
Rewrite the following sentences without ain’t. |
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I’m waiting for your answers in the comments or my e-mail: [email protected]
PS. B.B. King did not only use “ain’t” in his everyday speech, but he also had a song “Ain’t nobody home”. You can listen to it right now. |
Жду ваши ответы в комментариях или по электронному адресу: [email protected]
ЗЫ: Би Би Кинг не только использовал "ain’t" в повседневных разговорах, но и в песне "Ain’t nobody home". Вы можете ее послушать прямо сейчас. |
Answers to the previous issue about ABC News: Black Bears Chase Tourists at Yellowstone National Park
Vocabulary Task Keys
1. encounter
2. chasing, cubs
3. appeared
4. stunned, take off
5. lurking, captured, terrified
6. potentially
7. monotones
8. caution, wildlife
Language Task Keys.
1. I like bananas – I do like bananas.
2. We do want to talk to the principal.
3. He does need a new car.
4. She did want a big black dog.
5. I did read this book yesterday.
6. We did meet Brad Pitt.
7. She does live in Madrid.
Here you can download the script to the first video!
Prepared by Olha Yankova