• on his own
• 能不能给我介绍下唱这首歌的人全部资料!!!《letter to pun》 歌手好像叫Cuban Li
• on his own 和 of his own
• 求新概念第三册第21 22 23课课文

on his own

on one's own:

ad. 独自地, 独立地, 主动地

eg:I can't carry it on my own; it's too heavy.

我无法独自携带它,太重了。

能不能给我介绍下唱这首歌的人全部资料!!!《letter to pun》 歌手好像叫Cuban Li

Well, Cuban's on his own now, no longer associated with Fat Joe and terror Squad, he's a "man of business" under a new label, still reppin' Big Pun, of course, you can't come out and not mention one of the all time greats that happened to be one of your boys that passed on. Not that any of this matters in huge senses of the word, but I find it interesting.

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<br>Cuban Link's got a pretty smooth flow, a rough voice, the beats are fairly similar to that old TS shit, sounds almost like a Pun album, but not. Honestly, I knew the name Cuban Link from those old Pun albums, just cuz Pun would mention him, but I never matched up the voice to the name. I think I thought Cuban was Triple Seis, or one of those other guys.

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<br>Anyway, that's a little irrelevant, cuz Cuban's time has come to take center stage, at least in his own backyard, er, record studio, shiz, whatever. Not sure if this is his debut album, thought he was at least slated to have another one? Guess it never happened. What a surprise, an announced rap album that never came to be? Master P would be shocked. Good for Cuban, though, for finally getting' his shit pressed.

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<br>Aye, the flows are entangling upon one another. Okey doke. Cuban's got a nice flow, he can wreck shop on the mike mos def. This album is nice, it gets the job done. I'm not saying that he's reinventing the wheel or anything, like I said, it's very reminiscent, at least to me, of earlier terror squad efforts, which is by no means a bad thing, in my eye.

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<br>I don't think I'm the first to say this, but he does sound like Tupac a little bit. His voice is a good deal more gravelly, and the cadence is different, I don't think he's necessarily biting, but the voice is similar. Take this with a grain of salt as there are about a million rappers that sound like tupac as well. I wouldn't even mention it if I hadn't checked the track list a couple times to see if there was a beyond the grave guest shot. To give Cuban credit, he's nowhere near C-Murder or Jah-Rule level in his Killuminati larceny, and I honestly think it's to a large degree incidental.

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<br>Some of this disc is pretty average breakbeat, hook, chorus, 40 bars, fare, but just when you think you've got it pegged, here & there it gets downright soulful. And not like soul like Lionel Richie, it's still thug, but you feel a tuck at the ol' strings, you know, fields of poppie springing up amid the weeds infested sidewalk. Track # 15 has a nice almost choir song going along in the back, and Cuban pontificates on life, love, happiness, sorrow, wind, rain, sun, I mean, I almost cried in the bathed glory of the lord our God. Ok, not that far into the woods, but it was nice. There's also a nice track with jadakiss, which is never bad.

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<br>I think my fave track has gotta be the last one, though. It's called "letter to Pun." Yes, that Pun, the big one. It doesn't sound hokey, and it doesn't brag about how many bitches they screwed or peeps they slaughtered in the streets, it sounds like a guy honestly bummed out that his friend is dead, and he's taking the chance, via song, to talk to him, even though he may not believe his buddy can hear him. it hits where it counts. I wouldn't be surprised if it gets some radio play, the beat is nice, there's a nice distorted voice singing over the hook, the progression of the chords and harmony work really well, eh, I dunno, I'm no Pavarotti, but I like it quite a bit.

能找到英文的都已经很不错了

on his own 和 of his own

a company of his own 表示是他自己的公司 不是别人的。侧重点在于与是谁的公司；但是 set up a company on his own 是侧重表示 公司是他亲手建立起来的。侧重于他亲自建立的，希望对你有帮助

求新概念第三册第21 22 23课课文

Lesson21 Daniel Mendoza

Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for Prize money. Because of this, they were known as prize-fighters. However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and a prize-fighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match. One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduCed until 1860 when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set Of rules. Though he was technically a prize-fighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prize-fighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game. In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike. Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing-match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him. The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight. A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as $1oo for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly fotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.

Lesson22 By heart

Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night. One would expect them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter. Yet this is not always the case.

A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years. In the last act, a gaoler would always come on to

the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it should be written out in full. One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the cell and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow-actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting his eyes, he said: 'The light is dim. Read the letter to me.' And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied: 'The light is indeed dim, sire. I must get my glasses.' With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat's amusement, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.

Lesson23 One man′s meat is another man′s poison

People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy. You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive. On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat-- the normally accepted practice in many northern countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.

No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world. There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him. The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert. Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift. I left the bag in the

hall and Robert and I went into the living-room where we talked for a couple of hours. I had fotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snail since then.