1 Most countries produce a few famous writers.
2 Which writers can you think of from your country?
3 How many writers do you know from other countries?
4 How many are 20th century writers?
5 Perhaps we know the old writers best.
6 In China, everyone has heard of Shakespeare.
7 He was an Englishman, but he died in 1616.
8 So for 400 years, people have remembered Shakespeare.
9 What about American writers?
10 Do you know which are American and which are British?
11 Sometimes it is difficult to know.
12 But most of the famous writers before the 20th century were British.
13 Russia has produced some very famous writers too.
14 Most of the Russian writers are famed for their passion and romance in their books.
15 France also has produced some great writers.
16 And China?
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型。
16.Then we can buy and enjoy the ones we like most. 然后我們可以去購(gòu)買和欣賞我們最喜歡的。