Section_ⅠWarm­up & Lesson 1 - Pre­reading

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　　Drummer hits the road①

　　Yang Ming, drummer② for the rock band "Storm"， has packed his bags. He's bid his furnished③ apartment goodbye④ after complaints⑤ from his neighbours about loss of sleep. Being a bachelor⑥， Yang Ming held parties every night but the biggest problem was his late­night drumming.

　　Seldom has drumming caused such conflict⑦. Yang Ming's neighbours say they were being driven mad⑧ being exposed to⑨ such noise. Had they known their neighbour was a drummer, they wouldn't have moved into the building⑩. No sooner had they moved in than the noise began and rarely did they get a full night's sleep. Neither could they relax⑪ or read a book without plugging their ears. One neighbour also claims that Yang Ming is an alcoholic⑫ and was a bad influence on his adolescent⑬ son.

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　　①hit the road出发，上路。hit意为"到达(某地)"，是非正式的用法。

　　②drummer/'drʌmə/n.鼓手

　　在此作Yang Ming的同位语。

　　③furnished/'fɜːnIʃt/adj.配有家具的

　　be furnished with配备有......家具

　　④bid ... goodbye向......告别(to)

　　⑤complaint n．抱怨

　　后接about, from, to, against等介词。

　　⑥bachelor/'bætʃələ/n.未婚男子，单身汉

　　⑦Seldom has drumming caused such conflict是部分倒装句。否定副词no, never, seldom, little, hardly等置于句首时，常引起部分倒装。

　　⑧drive sb. mad将某人逼疯

⑨be exposed to处于可能受伤害的境地