1 How many musical instruments can you think of?
2 Can you named anyone famous for playing what you chose?
3 How many are from the 20th century?
4 Before then, most famous musicians were also composers.
5 Composers were more famous than the players.
6 Is that the case today?
7 Most of famous musicians before the 20th century played in orchestras.
8 Today, many of the most well-known musicians belong to the rock and pop world.
9 If they create their own music, are they also composers?
10 Yes, they are. But their work is different to that of Beethoven etc.
11 Is Michael Jackson as famous as Beethoven?
12 Will his work last as long?
13 Modern musicians and composers usually do not stay famous for more than a year or two.
14 Today’s fame is often short lived.
15 But the famous will earn lots and lots of money.
16 It is interesting to compare musicians like Beethoven and Michael Jackson.
17 It is difficult to say which is the best because they are so different.
18 Each one was famous because they gave the public the right thing at the right time.
Section 18 Music十八 音樂(lè)
1.Some people say that music is the universal language. 有人說(shuō)音樂(lè)是環(huán)球語(yǔ)言。
2.Music bridges culture better than language does. 音樂(lè)比語(yǔ)言能更好地進(jìn)行文化交流。
3.Almost everyone in the world knows about classical music. 幾乎世界上所有人都知道古典音樂(lè)。
4.Classical music is the kind written by Beethoven, Bach, Wagner, Tchaikovsky etc. 古典音樂(lè)指的是貝多芬、巴哈、瓦格納、柴可夫斯基等人的作品。
5.These composers came from different countries. 這些作曲家們來(lái)自不同的國(guó)家,
6.But their music spread around the world.但是他們的音樂(lè)傳播到世界各地。
7.Today we can buy all kinds of music to listen to. 現(xiàn)在,我們可以買(mǎi)到各種不同的音樂(lè)來(lái)聽(tīng)。
8.Popular music, also called pop music, generally appeals to teenagers. 流行音樂(lè)也叫“熱門(mén)音樂(lè)”,對(duì)年輕人很有吸引力。
9.Rock, jazz, blues, opera, soul and folk music are specialest kinds of music. 搖滾、爵士、布魯斯、歌劇、靈魂樂(lè)和傳統(tǒng)音樂(lè)都屬特種音樂(lè)。
10.However, they can appeal to all kinds of people in all countries. 然而,他們卻吸引著世界各國(guó)不同階層的人們。
11.In the 1960s and 1970s, the Beatles from England were the most famous musicians. 60年代和70年代,來(lái)自英國(guó)披頭士是最著名的音樂(lè)人。
12.Their music influenced young people around the world. 他們的音樂(lè)對(duì)世界各國(guó)的青年人有很大的影響。
13.Although they no longer create music like Beethoven etc., the Beatles’ music is still loved and performed. 和貝多芬一樣,雖然披頭士們不再進(jìn)行音樂(lè)創(chuàng)作,他們的音樂(lè)仍然深受人們的喜愛(ài),并且還在各地演出。
14.Today there is such a wide variety of music to choose from, that it seems difficult. 現(xiàn)在,人們對(duì)音樂(lè)的選擇多種多樣,甚至不知何所適從。
15.It maybe best to try all the different kinds available. 也許最好的方式是嘗試各種能接觸到的不同類(lèi)型。
16.Then we can buy and enjoy the ones we like most. 然后我們可以去購(gòu)買(mǎi)和欣賞我們最喜歡的。