新编大学英语视听说3文本及答案Unit9.pdfVIP

太上有立德，其次有立功，其次有立言，虽久不废，此谓不朽。——《左传》

Unit9

PartOne

Alice:Listen!Thesoundofthatmusic!It...itsfascinating!Where...whereisitfrom?

XiaoHong:Oh,I...Idontknowactually.

Henry:Overthere!Shallwegotakeacloserlook?

AliceXiaoHong:OK.

XiaoHong:Oh,itsakindofChinesefolkinstrumentcalledpipa.

Alice:Wow,whatabeautifulmusicalinstrument!

XiaoHong:Sure.

Henry:Whatsmore,itmakessuchamarveloussound!

XiaoHong:Oh,Imgladtohearyousaythat.Actually,ourfolkinstrumentsarequiteunique.You

know,thesoundisbeautifuland,asyousee,itlooksgood.But,still,unfortunately,theyare

gettinglesspopularthesedays.

Alice:Really?Thatsincredible.Youknow,ourScottishbagpipes,whicharesomeoftheoldest

instrumentsintheworld,arestillquitepopular.

XiaoHong:Well,Imafraiditsnotthecaseinourcountry.Youknow,Imnotexaggerating.

NowadaysthevastmajorityofyoungpeoplepreferwesternmusictoChinesefolkmusic,andthey

thinkChinesefolkmusicandclassicalinstrumentsareold-fashioned.

Henry:Whatapity!Manypeoplelistentobagpipesandtheyareheardonallkindsofdifferent

occasions.IwonderwhyChinesefolkinstruments,asoldasthosebagpipes,aresolittle

appreciatedtoday.

XiaoHong:Well,Ithinkhistoricreasonsmaypartlyaccountforit.Youknow,inancienttimes,

mostoftheChinesefolkinstrumentswereusedtopleaseandentertainthenobles.Youknow,they

weretooexpensiveforordinarypeople