让儿童爱上古典音乐 Getting Children Interested in Classical Music
News Background 新闻导读
古典音乐（classical music）是指那些从巴洛克时期开始一直到20世纪早期，在欧洲文化传统背景下创作的，有别于通俗和民族的经典音乐。它是一个独立的流派，艺术手法讲求洗练，追求理性地表达情感。广义的古典音乐是指西洋古典音乐。那些从西方中世纪开始至今的、在欧洲主流文化背景下创作的音乐；狭义的古典音乐是指古典主义音乐，是1750～1820年这一段时间的欧洲主流音乐，又称维也纳古典乐派。此乐派三位最著名的作曲家是海顿、莫扎特和贝多芬。事实上，很多西方古典音乐最早都是来自于为宗教仪式庆典而写的音乐。当时的人们对基督的信仰与崇拜，直接影响到了当时社会的政治与音乐，当时的音乐只是纯粹的宗教用途，只限于在教堂中演唱，没有乐器，但是却对后来的音乐发展起到了重要的作用。
News Transcript 新闻正文
The BBC is launching an ambitious project to get Britain's children interested in classical music.They selected 10 pieces,some very well-known and some not so.And the initiative will be launched on October 6th.There will be cinema screening with workshops in schools,DVDs and so on.There will also be 10 pieces ambassadors.So what made her interested in classical music as a child?
“I just knew that I love the sound of it.And it's just extraordinary to me.”“Is it true that music isn't widely taught in many British schools now?”“I think it's not.I mean,an increasing number of schools in Britain don't have specialist music teachers any more.Music is not automatically part of the curriculum.And I think there is a bit of feeling among young people and indeed among some teachers that classical music is a bit dull and dry.So this project I think really does have the potential to excite people because it makes classical music seem incredibly exciting.The BBC has produced wonderful flm,soundtrack provided by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales that can't help but bring young children,primary school children,age between 5 and 11 into the exciting world of fne music.”
“And I think it is needed.Both of my young children play the trumpet,clarinet.But when you talk to them about classical music and I discuss this with them,they do think it's dull and you know,just jazz they want to play.”
“Or pop music.Yeah.And yet you know,we were talking on my program this morning about frst time that people went to a concert hall and heard a live orchestra.And I was saying I wish I could experience that again.I remember doing it when I was 7 or 8 and just being blown away by the sound of full scale hundred piece orchestra,exciting to watch as well as listen.So we can just get young people to get that experience,even if it's not frst-hand.That's very exciting.”
“Let's hear some of the pieces then,some very well-known.That's great.That is exciting.”
“Well,absolutely.See,I think that's one of the things that makes it clear this is a project for British school children.It does have some very British things on it.Well,I guess it would be a very different top 10 list if it was being done in the United States,for example,where Bernstein or Copland might play a role in it.But I think they've come up with a great choice of 10 refecting different ages,different musical styles.And there really is something I think for all children there to engage them with music.”
Translaton 参考译文
为增加英国儿童对古典音乐的兴趣，BBC正在筹备一个大型项目。该项目精选10出剧目，有非常著名的，也有鲜为人知的。项目启动时间为10月6日。届时将会有工作室在校园播放电影、DVD等，10部剧的代表也会出现。那么，她小时候为何对古典音乐如此感兴趣呢？
“我就是喜欢古典音乐的声音，因为它很特别。”“音乐课是不是在英国的学校不太普及？”“我觉得是这样。英国许多学校都不再雇用专业的音乐教师了，音乐课不再是课表上自动出现的课程。而且我觉得许多年轻人甚至一些老师都感觉到古典音乐有些乏味。所以我认为这个项目会让人激动，因为它使古典音乐变得激动人心。BBC已经剪辑出很棒的影片，BBC威尔士国家交响乐团提供了原声音乐，把5至11岁小学生带入激动人心的音乐世界。”
“我认为很有必要。我的两个孩子在学习小号和单簧管，但讨论起古典音乐的时候，他们会觉得古典音乐很枯燥。他们只想玩爵士乐。”
“或者流行乐。是的。今天早上我们在节目中讨论起第一次去音乐厅听现场交响乐的感觉，我想说我希望再体验一次。我记得第一次听交响乐是在七八岁的时候，当时就被百人交响乐的声音震撼了，那绝对是一场视听盛宴。所以我们可以让年轻人也拥有这样的体验，即使不是亲临现场。那是非常震撼的。”
“我们来听一下一些古典音乐的片段，其中一些非常著名。太棒了，非常激动人心。”
“确实。这也清楚地展现了我们的初衷，即这个项目是为英国学龄儿童准备的，它确实包含了一些英国特色的东西。我想，如果美国启动这一项目，那么他们的十佳剧目一定是不一样的，可能会包含伯恩斯坦和科普蓝。但是我觉得BBC选出的这10个剧目反映了不同的年代和不同的音乐风格，这些音乐里确实有些东西值得所有孩子欣赏和学习。”
Listening Comprehension 听力理解
1.Why is the BBC launching an ambitious project?
2.Music is not______part of the curriculum.
3.I remember doing it when I was 7 or 8 and just being blown away by the sound of full scale_______piece orchestra,exciting to watch as well as listen.
A.hundred of B.hundred C.hundreds
Hot Words 新闻热词
ambitious[æmˈbɪʃəs]adj.有雄心的，有野心的；规模宏大的
initiative[ɪˈnɪʃətɪv]n.积极的行动
launch[lɔːntʃ]v.发动，开展
ambassador[æmˈbæsədə（r）]n.大使，使节
extraordinary[ɪkˈstrɔːdnri]adj.非凡的，优秀的
specialist[ˈspeʃəlɪst]n.专家，行家
automatically[ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli]adv.自动地，自然而然地
potential[pəˈtenʃl]adj.潜在的，有可能的
orchestra[ˈɔːkɪstrə]n.管弦乐队
trumpet[ˈtrʌmpɪt]n.小号，喇叭
concert[ˈkɒnsət]n.音乐会
exciting[ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ]adj.使人兴奋的，令人激动的
choice[tʃɔɪs]n.选择，选择权
engage[ɪnˈgeɪdʒ]v.吸引（人），引起（注意、兴趣）
Listening Analysis 精彩解析
1.So what made her interested in classical music as a child?
be interested in对……感兴趣
例句 I am interested in playing basketball.
我对篮球运动感兴趣。
I'm not at all interested in what you say.
我对你的话一点儿都不感兴趣。
2.I remember doing it when I was 7 or 8 and just being blown away by the sound of full scale hundred piece orchestra,exciting to watch as well as listen.
the sound of……的声音
例句 The sound of her footsteps died away.
她的脚步声消失了。
He heard the sound of rife fre and alerted the police.
他听到了枪声，就报了警。
答案
1.The BBC is launching an ambitious project to get Britain's children interested in classical music.
2.automatically
3.B