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Music and emotions

阅读 15 分钟 · participles as adjectives · moving/moved · fascinating/fascinated

词汇

evocative唤起情感的
melancholic忧郁的
uplifting振奋人心的／令人愉悦的
haunting萦绕心头的／令人不安的
rhythm节奏
harmony和声
dissonance不协和音
timbre音色
crescendo渐强
genre音乐流派
melody旋律
tempo速度／节拍
lyrics歌词
soothing舒缓的／抚慰人心的

用英语谈论音乐与情感

描述情感效果

音乐与情感紧密相连。英语提供了丰富的词汇来表达这种联系：

"The piece has a hauntingly beautiful melody" —— 这首作品的旋律美得萦绕心头。
"The dissonance creates a sense of unease" —— 不协和音营造出不安感。
"The uplifting chorus always puts me in a better mood" —— 振奋人心的副歌总能让我心情更好。

复合形容词

英语常用复合形容词来描述音乐：

soul-stirring（触动灵魂的）
heart-wrenching（令人心碎的）
foot-tapping（让人忍不住打拍子的）

谈论你与音乐的个人关系

"I find baroque music intellectually stimulating but emotionally detached"
"Jazz improvisation speaks to something visceral in me"
"There's something about minor keys that I find deeply melancholic"

乐器前的介词

注意：英语中说演奏乐器时用 play the piano、play the guitar、play the violin（带冠词）；若强调演奏所用的乐器，则说 on the piano，例如："She performs on the violin with remarkable sensitivity."

表达

to move someone to tears表示音乐令人感动落泪
to set the tone描述音乐如何营造氛围
to strike a chord表示某事触动内心
to be in a league of one's own表示艺术家无人能及
to transcend genre形容音乐超越流派界限
Music speaks to the soul表示音乐深深触动灵魂
It gives me goosebumps表示音乐让人起鸡皮疙瘩
Set the mood表示音乐营造某种氛围

常见错误

~~I like very much listen to jazz~~
I really enjoy listening to jazz
like 后可接不定式或动名词；原句主要问题是 very much 不能放在 like 与补语之间。
~~This song makes me to feel sad~~
This song makes me feel sad
使役动词 make 后用不带 to 的动词原形：make + 宾语 + 动词原形。
~~The music was so bored that I fell asleep~~
The music was so boring that I fell asleep
bored 描述人的反应；boring 描述令人无聊的事物。
~~She plays the violin since she is 5 years old~~
She has been playing the violin since she was 5
动作从过去开始并持续至今时，用 present perfect continuous 加 since。
~~I listen music every day.~~
I listen to music every day.
英语 listen 后总要接介词 to。
~~This song remembers me of my childhood.~~
This song reminds me of my childhood.
remind 用来唤起回忆；remember 表示自己记得某事。

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