2019-2020学年度第33-38期总第787-791期
Making of a music master (P46-47)
山东省烟台第二中学 赵娜娜

Lead-in
What do people usually call Hua Chenyu?
“Weirdo” and “Brother from Mars”

a force to be reckoned with:

Winner of the Best Asian Artist award at the 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards
On April 25, Hua became the champion of Hunan TV’s Singer 2020.
He is the first post-90s generation winner and the youngest champion of the annual competition.

What can you predict from the title?

Fast-reading
Read the article quickly and choose the main idea.

A. An introduction of Hua Chenyu.
B. Hua’s musical achievements.
C. Hua’s musical philosophy.

Reading for details
Read the article and find out what contributes to Hua’s success.
● Great talent and creativity
In his original song Seven Personalities, Hua used seven vocals to show seven different perspectives, namely the innocent, brutal, reasonable, self-asserted, romantic, pessimistic and crazy.

● Courage – a unique perspective
   Unlike others, Hua expressed a unique perspective. When he took part in Hunan TV’s singing competition show Super Boy in 2013, Hua performed an original song that had no lyrics.
   In Why Nobody Fights, a song from his debut album Quasimodo’s Gift, he repeatedly sang the words “why nobody fights” over different melodies.

● Courage – creating something new is the priority
  “If one day, my song is sung by everybody on the streets, I might no longer want to sing it any more. I want to experience something fresh, and would be happy if people can accept different music styles. This would motivate me to produce better music, more fun things and let [audiences] experience something new.”

Post-reading
How does the author make the points of the article?
A. By making comparisons. 
B. By listing numbers. 
C. By saying negative things. 
D. By giving examples.

In your opinion, what makes a music master?
having a recognizable voice
the ability to trigger emotions
being innovative
being creative

Language study
1. 不容忽视的力量
2. 越来越多的奖
3. 变得流行
4. 处理
5. 一个不同寻常的视角
6. 激励某人做某事
7. 有影响力的
8. 当务之急
9. 反复地
10. 原创歌曲
11. 主流

Answer:
a force to be reckoned with
a growing list of awards
go viral
approach
a unique perspective
motivate sb to do sth
influential
the priority
repeatedly
an original song
mainstream

Exercise
1. 他们说那个年轻的拳击手是一股不可小觑的力量。
They say the young boxer is a force to be reckoned with.
2. 信息可以通过社交媒体迅速传播。
A message can go viral with the use of social media.
3. 解决这个问题的最好方法是什么？
What’s the best way of approaching this problem?
4. 她是本地政坛有影响力的人物。
She is one of the most influential figures in local politics.

Discussion
Find more information about Hua and share with your partners what you have learned.

Homework
假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack想了解一下中国歌星华晨宇，请你写信给他，内容应包括：
1. 他的一个主要作品；
2. 他获得的成就；
3. 从他身上学到的东西。