4. What was Elvis Presley good at?

Skim the information of Cui Jian:

A lot has happened since 1986. His rendition in May of that year of Nothing To My Name at a packed Workers' Stadium concert in Beijing is a moment many of those present will never forget. He was subsequently thrown out of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, where he had been playing trumpet. His performance for demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in 1989 has long since become the stuff of legend in China and beyond. He's been called the Chinese Rock guru, The Father of Chinese Rock and Roll, even the Chinese Bob Dylan. And all because he picked up a guitar aged 19 and started to make music which, as he terms it, "touched a part of me."

Language points

1.The origin of early jazz are anchored in the folk

songs of black Americans from the period of slavery.

anchor n. 锚

anchor v. 下锚；停泊

e.g.: Early jazz originated from the folk songs of black

Americans from the period of slavery

2.The improvised solo performance became an

essential part of every jazz song.

improvise v. 即席而作

essential adj. 基本的,必要的，不可少的

e.g.: The improvised solo performance played an

completely necessary role in every jazz song.

3.This left the way clear for a new frontier of

pop music stars to come forward in the 1960s.

frontier n. 国界，边界

e.g.: This removed the obstacles for the rise of pop

music stars in the 1960s.

4.Beatles have almost universal appeal today.

appeal n. 1. 恳请 2. 上诉 3. 吸引力

e.g.: Today, Beatles still have overwhelming charm