[重点单词]

　　discursive /dɪˈskəːsɪv/ adj. discussing many different ideas, facts etc, without always having a clear purpose 东拉西扯的、不着边际的

　　dirt-cheap adj. If you say that something is dirt-cheap, you are emphasizing that it is very cheap indeed. (INFORMAL) 极其便宜

　　stylish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/ adj. attractive in a fashionable way 时髦的、流行的、吸引人的

　　far-off adj. If you describe a moment in time as far off, you mean that it is a long time from the present, either in the past or the future. 遥远的

　　wear one’s learning lightly 卖弄某人的学问

　　calling /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ n. A calling is a profession or career which someone is strongly attracted to, especially one which involves helping other people. 职业= vocation

　　brain/breɪn/ n. Your brain is your mind and the way that you think. 思想= mind

　　gift /gɪft/ n. a natural ability 天赋

　　contempt /kənˈtempt/ n. a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect 耻辱、侮辱

　　[必备搭配]

　　discursive reviews东拉西扯的评论；arts criticism文艺评论；take for granted认为理所当然；at length详细地；serious business严肃的事业；literary gift文学天赋；keep one’s end up in在…成就事业；be tempted to do 禁不住做…

　　(4)①Why, then, are virtually all of these critics forgotten? ②Neville Cardus, who wrote for the Manchester Guardian from 1917 until shortly before his death in 1975, is now known solely as a writer of essays on the game of cricket. ③During his lifetime, though, he was also one of England’s foremost classical-music critics, a stylist so widely admired that his Autobiography (1947) became a best-seller. ④He was knighted in 1967, the first music critic to be so honored. ⑤Yet only one of his books is now in print, and his vast body of writings on music is unknown save to specialists。

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　　那么，为什么几乎所有的这些评论家们被人们忘却了呢？从1917年开始一直到1975年死前不久还在为曼彻斯特《卫报》写文章的内维尔·卡达斯，如今仅仅作为一个撰写关于板球比赛文章的作家被人们所知。然而，在他的一生中，他也是英国最重要的古典音乐评论家之一。他也是一位被广为赞赏的文体家，其1947年的《自传》是一本畅销书。他于1967年被授予爵士称号，也是第一位被授予这个头衔的音乐评论家。然而，他出的书中如今只有一本还在版。并且，他关于音乐方面的大量作品都不为人知，除了专业人士以外。

　　[语篇分析]

　　①句的then承接上一段，作者提出一个问题，即为什么几乎所有的这些评论家们被人们忘却了呢？ ②③④⑤为同一意群，以内维尔·卡达斯为例，讲述了评论家们被人们忘却的现象。②句主干是：Neville Cardus is now known solely as a writer of essays on the game of cricket。注意，solely表示仅仅，说明如今内维尔·卡达斯仅仅作为一个撰写关于板球比赛文章的作家被人们所知，我们据此推测，他肯定还有其他方面不为人知，而他其他方面的不为人知恰恰是因为文艺评论的衰退！who wrote for…  his death in 1975为非限制性定语从句，修饰Neville Cardus.③④两句介绍了他其他的优秀方面。⑤介绍了他在音乐方面除了专业人士外，还有大量的作品不为人知。注意这里的save用法很特殊，表示“除… 之外”。