《红宝书》考研英语词汇
每日一句
Beethoven’s habit of increasing the volume with an extreme intensity and then abruptly following it with a sudden soft passage was only rarely used by composers before him.
词汇突破
intensity [ɪnˈtensəti]
n. 强度；强烈；[电子] 亮度；紧张
intense [ɪnˈtens]
adj. 很大的，十分强烈的；严肃紧张的，激烈的；热情的，热切的；专注的，认真的
composer [kəmˈpəʊzə(r)]
n. 作曲家；作家，著作者；设计者
compose [kəmˈpəʊz]
v. 组成，构成；作曲；撰写；使镇静，使平静；构图；排版，排稿
结构分析
本句的主干是 Beethoven’s habit was only rarely used by composers before him。of increasing the volume with an extreme intensity and then abruptly following it with a sudden soft passage 为介词短语做后置定语，修饰 habit。
参考译文
贝多芬有这样的习惯:先把音量调到最大，然后突然接着一段柔和的音乐，这种习惯在他之前的作曲家中很少出现。
