Module 4 Music Born in America Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module[原文呈现][读文清障] Music Born in Hong KongFrom a region of seven million people has arisen① some of the greatest pop music in the world②. As well as ③ attracting huge audiences in its Hong Kong home, Cantopop has spread offshore④ ， and its stars are known in Beijing, London and New York. Music born in Hong Kong⑤ is booming⑥ .In most of the world, pop music is a sign of friction⑦ between generations. But Cantopop expresses only harmony⑧ and virtue⑨， and Hong Kong is blessed with⑩ the most conventional⑪ music scene⑫ in the world. The stars don’t wear fancy⑬ clothes. The women wear clean blouses⑭ and the men wear pressed⑮slacks⑯. They’re so neat⑰ and wellbehaved⑱ that any mom⑲ would want their kids to watch them⑳. And the consensus○ of most people is that the music is very good○. But it is ...well, different from anywhere else.①arise /ə’raIz/v．(由……)引起(产生)(arose, arisen)② 地点状语位于句首，句子用完全倒装。③as well as 也，还④offshore /fˌɒ ’/ʃɔː adv.向海，离岸⑤ 过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰 music。⑥boom /bu m/ːv．繁荣；兴起；迅速发展⑦friction /’frIk n/ʃn．不合，抵触；摩擦⑧harmony/’hɑ m ni/ː ən．融洽，一致⑨virtue /’vt u /ɜː ʃ ː n．美德 ⑩ be blessed with 有幸⑪conventional/k nə ’ven nʃl/adj.按惯例的；传统的⑫scene n．场所，场地 ⑬ fancy /’fænsi/adj.新潮的⑭blouse /bla z/ʊn．女士宽松短衫，女衬衫⑮pressed adj.平整的⑯slacks /slæks/n．宽松长裤，便裤⑰neat /ni t/ːadj.整齐的，整洁的⑱wellbehaved adj.举止好的⑲mom /m m/ɒn．妈妈⑳so neat and wellbehaved ...含有 so ...that ...句式，意为“如此……以至于……”。○consensus/k nə ’sens s/ən．共同意见，一致看法，共识○that the music ...是 that 引导的表语从句。香港的音乐[第 1～2...
