本課您將學(xué)到：down-to-earth（實際的），also known as句型，once解析
James Fenimore Cooper, an early American writer, once said, "The Americans are almost ignorant of（在……方面無知） the art of music." If that was once true, you would never know it today. Most Americans--even those without a musical bone in their bodies--have a favorite style of music. Many people enjoy classical（古典的） and folk（鄉(xiāng)村的） music from around the world. But other popular music styles in America were "made in the U.S.A."
Country and western music lies close to the heart of many Americans. This style originated（發(fā)源） among country folks in the southern and western United States. Country music tells down-to-earth stories about love and life‘s hardships. Guitars, banjos（五弦琴） and violins--also known as fiddles--give country music its characteristic（特有的） sound. The home of country music is Nashville, Tennessee--Music City U.S.A. Country music even has its own theme park（主題公園） called "Opryland" where you can enjoy music shows and fun rides. "The Grand Ole Opry," the oldest radio show in the United States, broadcasts country music live（現(xiàn)場的，實況的） from Opryland every weekend.
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一位美國早期的作家柯柏（James Fenimore Cooper）曾說：“美國人對音樂藝術(shù)幾乎可以說是相當?shù)臒o知。”（The Americans are almost ignorant of the art of music）如果這話曾經(jīng)是事實，今日你絕不會這么認為了。大部份的美國人，甚至包括那些沒有音樂細胞的人，（even those without a musical bone in their bodies）都有自己喜愛的音樂型態(tài)。許多人喜歡世界各國的古典音樂和民俗音樂，（classical and folk music from around the world）然而美國其它的流行音樂則是“美國制造”。（other popular music styles in America were "made in the U.S.A."）
鄉(xiāng)村和西部音樂深得很多美國人的人心，（lies close to the heart of many Americans）這種型態(tài)的音樂起源于美國南部和西部的鄉(xiāng)村小民們。（This style originated among country folks in the southern and western United States）鄉(xiāng)村音樂傳述著真實不加渲染的愛情故事和生活中的艱難。（tells down-to-earth stories about love and life‘s hardships）吉他、五弦琴和小提琴（violin又名fiddle）可彈奏出鄉(xiāng)村音樂的特殊音色。鄉(xiāng)村音樂的發(fā)源地（The home of country music）是田納西州的納許維爾市--美國的音樂城市。而鄉(xiāng)村音樂甚至還有它自己的主題樂園（theme park）--Opryland呢！在那兒你可以享受音樂表演以及好玩的游樂設(shè)施。（music shows and fun rides）美國老牌的廣播節(jié)目“The Grand Ole Opry”每個周末都實況播放Opryland的音樂。（broadcasts country music live from Opryland）