Section B activity 2b Read the passage and complete the fact sheet on page 63. |
第B节活动2b阅读短文并完成第63页的情况介绍。 |
A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever |
一首乡村音乐歌曲永远改变了她的生活 |
When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. |
莎拉十几岁的时候,她经常和家人为几乎所有的事情争吵。 |
But five years ago, while she was studying abroad in England, |
但五年前,当她在英国留学时, |
she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio. |
她在收音机里听到了一首充满回家之情的歌。 |
It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US. |
这让莎拉想起了她在美国的家人和朋友。 |
She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. |
她开始意识到她实际上错过了所有这些。 |
Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music. |
从那以后,她一直是美国乡村音乐的粉丝。 |
Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. |
乡村音乐是美国南部各州的一种传统音乐。 |
Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music. |
田纳西州的纳什维尔是乡村音乐的发源地。 |
Many songs these days are just about modern life in the U. S. , |
现在很多歌曲都是关于美国现代生活的, |
such as the importance of money and success, |
比如金钱和成功的重要性, |
but not about belonging to a group. |
但不是关于属于一个群体。 |
However, country music brings us back to the"good old days" when people were kind to each other and trusted one another. |
然而,乡村音乐把我们带回了“美好的旧时光”,那时人们彼此友好,相互信任。 |
It reminds us that the best things in life are free: |
它提醒我们,生活中最好的东西都是免费的: |
laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside. |
笑声,朋友,家人,大自然和乡村的美丽。 |
Sarah hasn't been to Nashville yet, |
莎拉还没去过纳什维尔, |
but it is her dream to go there one day. |
但有一天去那里是她的梦想。 |
She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it. |
她已经读了很多关于这个地方的书,并对它做了一些研究。 |
She knows that there is a Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville. |
她知道在纳什维尔有一个乡村音乐名人堂博物馆。 |
There are also always a lot of great country music concerts with famous musicians and singers, like Garth Brooks. |
还有很多著名音乐家和歌手的乡村音乐音乐会,比如加思·布鲁克斯。 |
Sarah has already listened to most of his songs. |
莎拉已经听了他的大部分歌曲。 |
"Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history. |
“加思是美国历史上最成功的音乐家之一。 |
He's sold more than 120 million records. |
他卖出了超过1.2亿张唱片。 |
I hope to see him sing live one day" |
我希望有一天能看到他现场演唱!" |
Country Music Fact Sheet |
乡村音乐概况 |
Where it is from: |
其来源: |
the southern states of America,such as Nashville,Tennessee |
美国南部各州,如田纳西州的纳什维尔 |
What kind of music it is: |
这是什么样的音乐: |
a traditional kind of music about belonging to a group, |
一种关于属于一个群体的传统音乐, |
people being kind to each other and trusting one another |
人们彼此友好,相互信任 |
A famous country music place in Nashville: |
纳什维尔著名的乡村音乐场所: |
Country Music Hall of Fame Museum |
乡村音乐名人堂博物馆 |
A famous country music singer: |
著名乡村音乐歌手: |
Garth Brooks |
加思布鲁克斯 |
The number of records he has sold: |
他售出的唱片数量: |
more than 120 million |
超过1.2亿 |