高中必修一 · 第 11 课
音乐大赛 The Music Competition
全国中学生音乐大赛的消息传来，杰克的乐队决定放手一搏。谁也没想到，一场意外让他们懂得了比冠军更重要的东西。
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2课文精读：音乐大赛 (The Music Competition · 约379词)
全国中学生音乐大赛的消息传来，杰克的乐队决定放手一搏。谁也没想到，一场意外让他们懂得了比冠军更重要的东西。 读课文，先自己理解，再点 🔊 听朗读。
The Music Competition
The news that a national music competition would be held in spring excited the whole band. Wherever they went, the four friends talked about nothing else. 'This is the chance we have been waiting for,' Jack said, his eyes shining. But deep in his heart, he was worried: the other bands were all experienced, and some of them had professional teachers. He wondered whether his little band was really good enough to compete.
全国音乐大赛将在春天举行的消息，让整个乐队兴奋不已。无论走到哪里，四个朋友谈论的都是这件事。“这是我们一直在等待的机会，”杰克说，眼睛闪闪发亮。但在他内心深处，他担心：其他乐队都很有经验，有些还有专业老师指导。他不知道自己的小乐队是否真的有实力参赛。
Preparation began at once. They decided that whatever happened, they would give their best. Every day after school, they practised for two hours, and Cozy, who knew a lot about music, helped them choose the songs. Jack worked hardest on his guitar technique, playing the same difficult part again and again until his fingers ached. 'The theory is simple,' Cozy told them. 'Talent opens the door, but only practice can carry you through it.'
准备立刻开始了。他们决定，无论发生什么，都要全力以赴。每天放学后他们练习两个小时，懂很多音乐的 Cozy 帮他们选歌。杰克在吉他技巧上最下功夫，反复弹奏同一段高难度旋律，直到手指发疼。“道理很简单，”Cozy 告诉他们，“天赋打开大门，但只有练习能带你穿过它。”
The day of the competition finally came. As soon as they stepped onto the stage, the hall fell into silence. Jack's heart was beating so fast that he could hardly breathe, but he remembered what Cozy had said: the audience is not a judge; it is a friend. They began to play, and the music filled the hall. Everything went well until the middle of the second song, when suddenly, with a sharp sound, the strings of Jack's guitar broke.
比赛那天终于到了。一踏上舞台，大厅便陷入寂静。杰克的心跳得飞快，几乎无法呼吸，但他想起 Cozy 说过的话：观众不是裁判，而是朋友。他们开始演奏，音乐充满大厅。一切顺利，直到第二首歌曲进行到一半，突然“啪”的一声，杰克的吉他弦断了。
For a moment, nobody moved. Jack's face turned pale, and he suffered a terrible feeling of failure. But then he heard Lily's voice, still singing, calm and steady. He looked at his friends, and they nodded to him. He put down the broken guitar, picked up the microphone and continued singing. The audience, who had been watching nervously, broke into warm applause. When the song ended, everyone stood up.
有那么一瞬间，谁也没有动。杰克的脸色发白，他承受着一种可怕的失败感。但随后他听到了莉莉的声音，她还在唱，平静而稳健。他看着朋友们，他们向他点头。他放下断了的吉他，拿起麦克风，继续唱下去。一直紧张观看的观众爆发出热烈的掌声。歌曲结束时，所有人都站了起来。
The band did not win the first prize, but they won something more valuable. 'You turned an accident into a performance,' the head judge said, 'and that is what a true musician does.' On the way home, Jack was quiet for a long time. Then he said, 'I used to think winning was everything. Now I know that music is not about trophies. It is about the courage to continue when everything goes wrong. That is a lesson worth more than any award.'
乐队没有赢得一等奖，但他们赢得了更珍贵的东西。“你们把一场意外变成了一场表演，”首席评委说，“这才是真正的音乐人该做的。”回家的路上，杰克沉默了许久。然后他说：“我以前以为胜利就是一切。现在我知道，音乐与奖杯无关。它关乎在一切出错时继续下去的勇气。这是比任何奖项都更有价值的教训。”
📖 读后理解（0/5）
1. What excited the band at the beginning?
2. What did Jack work hardest on?
3. What happened during the performance?
4. What did Jack do after the strings broke?
5. What lesson did Jack learn?
3语法小课堂：从句综合（音乐人生）
定语从句与名词性从句中的 that
that 的双重身份
定语从句中 that 作成分、有先行词：The song that we sang was written by Lily. （我们唱的那首歌是莉莉写的。）
名词性从句中 that 只起连接作用：The news that the band won excited everyone. （乐队获胜的消息让大家兴奋不已。）
判断方法：去掉从句看主句是否缺成分。
⚠️ that 在定语从句中作宾语可省略，在名词性从句中不可省略。
状语从句综合
连词 + 从句（时间 / 原因 / 条件 / 让步）
时间：as soon as / when / while：As soon as they stepped on stage, the hall became quiet.
原因：because / since / as：They practised hard because they wanted to win.
让步：although / even though：Although they lost, they were still happy. （虽然输了，他们仍然很开心。）
⚠️ although 与 but 不能连用，只能用其一。
👨🏫Cozy 老师说：高中语法重在「在语境中理解」——多读课文里的例句，语法自然就活了。
4课后练习（0/12）
1. The news ___ the band won excited everyone.
2. The song ___ we sang was written by Lily herself.
3. ___ they stepped onto the stage, the hall became quiet.
4. ___ they lost the first prize, they were still happy.
5. They practised hard ___ they wanted to win.
6. ___ happened, they would never give up.
7. technique 的意思是：
8. The band did not win, but they gained something more ___.
9. I ___ that we take a short rest before the next song.
10. His fingers ___ after hours of guitar practice.
11. worthy 的意思是：
12. What happened to Jack's guitar during the performance?