Reading Further
1.Although it was originally known as “hillbilly music”,it has gained wide international acceptance since it became part of popular music.
虽然最初它被当成“山地音乐”,但自从它融入流行音乐后,就得到了全世界的认可。
be known as 以……知名；被认为是…… （be known for:因……而出名)
Chongqing is known as （is taken as/regarded as) a “Mountain City”. 重庆被称为“山城”。
Chongqing is known for （is famous for) delicious hot-pot and amazing night scenes.
重庆因美味的火锅和令人惊叹的夜景而出名。
2.This basic aspect comes from the fact that it is based mainly on lyrical content rather than musical content. 这一基本特征源于其注重歌词的内容而不是音乐的内容。
【注意】 句中的the fact 后面接的是that 引导的同位语从句。
I have no idea when he will come back. 我不知道他什么时候回来。
There was a suggestion that Brown （should) be dropped from the team.
有一项建议是布朗应离队。
There is some doubt whether he will attend the meeting. 他是否会来开会还不确定。
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同位语从句指的是在复合句中充当同位语的从句,属于名词性从句的范畴。同位语从句用来对前面的抽象名词进行解释说明,被解释说明的词和同位语在逻辑上是主表关系。 可以跟同位语从句的名词通常有news, idea, fact,promise, question, doubt, thought, hope, message, suggestion, word （“消息”,不可数名词), possibility, decision 等,一般为抽象名词。
be based on to use sth. as the foundation or starting-point 以……为基础
The film is based on a novel by a famous writer.
这部电影是以一位著名作家的小说为基础的。
The policeman based his conclusions on the evidence given by the captured prisoners.
这位警察基于一位被捕囚犯给出的证据得出他的结论。
rather than instead of… 而不是……
用于连接两个对等成分,表示客观事实,意为“是……而不是……；与其……不如……”。 连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词（短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。
He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员,不如说他是一个探险者。
The sweater she bought was expensive rather than beautiful.
与其说她买的这件毛衣漂亮,不如说它贵。
I decided to write rather than （to) telephone. 我决定写信而不打电话。
We should help him rather than he should help us.
是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。
would rather… than…/would… rather than…to prefer… to… 宁愿……而不愿……
I would rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema.
我宁可在家看电视也不愿看电影。
The children would walk there rather than take a bus.
孩子们宁愿步行去那里而不愿乘公共汽车。
3.The lyrics commonly reflect the lives of ordinary, working-class Americans and cover such subjects as love and relationships, loneliness, religion and work. 乡村音乐的歌词通常反映美国普通劳动人民的生活,涉及的主题有爱情、孤独、宗教和工作等。
cover vt. 包括；遮盖；行走（一段路程)；占（面积)；报道新闻
The discussion covered （included) a wide range of subjects. 讨论涉及了广泛的话题。
She covered （hid) her face with her hands. 她用手遮住脸。
They covered （travelled the distance of) twelve miles yesterday. 昨天他们走了12 英里。(https://www.daowen.com)
How many pages have you covered （read)? 你们读了多少页书了?
The city covered （spread over an area of) 100 square miles. 这座城市占地100 平方英里。
The best reporters were sent to cover （report) the war. 最好的那些记者被派去报道这场战争。
4.Country music tends to mirror the concerns, achievements and lifestyles of the times, and remains an important form of American cultural expression. 乡村音乐常反映时代的焦点、成就和生活方式,一直是美国文化的一种重要表现形式。
tend vi. to be likely to do sth. 往往会；常常就
He tends to （is likely to) get angry when people are against his plan.
当大家反对他的意见时,他容易生气。
times n. /prep.
You’ll fall behind the times （age； era) without reading the daily paper.
不读日报我们将会落后于时代。
Five times （multiplied by) two is/equals ten. 5 乘以2 等于10。
【拓展】 times 用于倍数关系的情况。
The new road is three times as long as the old one. 这条新路是老路的三倍长。
The new road is three times longer than the old one. 这条新路比老路长两倍。
The new road is three times the length of the old one. 这条新路是老路的三倍长。
5.At first, the Beatles were concerned mainly with young men’s personal problems like love, sorrow, good and bad luck. 最初,甲壳虫乐队主要关注的是年轻人的个人问题,如爱情、悲伤、好运和厄运。concern vt.牵涉（某人)；与……有关；涉及；让（某人)担忧；影响
Don’t care about what doesn’t concern （involve) you. 不要管与自己无关的事。
The book is concerned with （is about) different styles of music.
这本书主要讲不同种类的音乐。
What concerns （worries) me is our lack of preparation for the change.
让我担心的是我们对事态变化缺乏准备。
【拓展】concern oneself with 关心
He didn’t concern himself with （take an interest in) the details.
他对细节不感兴趣。
6.Their early songs were simple love songs while their later songs were influenced by Indian music and religion. 他们早期的歌曲是一些简单的爱情歌曲,但后来的歌曲却受到了印度音乐和宗教的影响。
while conj. （对比两件事物) 而,然而；在……期间；当……的时候；与……同时
Tom is very good at science, while （used to contrast two things) his brother is absolutely hopeless.
汤姆很擅长理科,而他的兄弟绝对是不可救药。
While （Although) I am willing to help, I do not have much time available.
尽管我愿意帮忙,但是我没有多少时间。
While （When) I was waiting at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.
我在公交站等车时,对向驶过了三辆公交车。
There will be life while （as long as) there is water and air. 只要有空气和水,就有生命。
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注意when 和while 的区别。 when 是at or during the time that, 既可指时间点,也可指一段时间, while 是during the time that,只指一段时间,因此when 引导的时间状语从句中的动词可以是终止性动词,也可以是延续性动词,而while时间状语从句中的动词必须是延续性动词。
When the teacher came in, we were talking. 老师进来的时候我们正在说话。
While we were talking, the teacher came in. 当我们说话的时候,老师进来了。