Grade 8 Unit 3 Topic 2 Section C

Mozart — the Wonder  ^[1]wonder：US: [ˈwʌndə(r)]   UK: [ˈwʌndə(r)]   v. 想知道；惊讶；惊叹；琢磨   n. 奇迹；惊讶；惊奇；奇观 Boy

Do you know Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? The great composer ^[2]composer ：US: [kəmˈpoʊzər]   UK: [kəmˈpəʊzə(r)]   n. 作曲家；（尤指古典音乐的）创作者；作曲者 , Mozart, started writing music when he was just a little boy. Here’s a story about Mozart when he was a child.

Father Mozart used to ^[3]used to do sth.: 过去常做某事 | 一般疑问句前面加助动词did，used变成原形use；否定句形式为 didn’t use to give his daughter, Nannerl, music lessons on the piano. And little Wolfgang Mozart was in the room. He watched and listened to every note ^[4]note：US: [noʊt]   UK: [nəʊt] v. 注意；指出；留意；特别提到  n. 笔记；注释；记录；便条 his sister played. One day, when her lesson was over, he asked, “May I have a lesson, papa ^[5]papa：US: [ˈpɑpɑ] UK: [pəˈpɑː]  n. 爸爸?”

“You are too little!” said Father Mozart.

When Father Mozart and Nannerl left the room, little Wolfgang went up to the piano and pressed ^[6]press：US: [pres]  UK: [pres] n. 按；出版社；新闻界；报刊  v. 按；压榨；敦促；挤 the keys. He smiled ^[7]smile：US: [smaɪl]   UK: [smaɪl]   v. 微笑；微笑着说；微笑地表示；现出（某种）笑容   n. 微笑；笑容 . The music sounded beautiful. Father Mozart heard him and came to see him. Wolfgang was playing well without any help. Father Mozart decided to ^[8]decide to do sth. : 决定做某事 give his little boy music lessons.

Soon Wolfgang played as well as ^[9]as well as： 和……一样好；也 his big sister, Nannerl. He learned so quickly that his father was very happy. But when Wolfgang started to write music by himself ^[10]by oneself: 独自；靠某人自己, Father Mozart was surprised. No one could believe that a little boy of five could write such beautiful music^[11]that 引导的宾语从句. He was an amazing ^[12]amazing：US: [əˈmeɪzɪŋ]   UK: [ə’meɪzɪŋ]   adj. 令人大为惊奇的；（尤指）令人惊喜（或惊羡、惊叹）的 child, a born musician.