(单词翻译:单击)
Read the passage and complete the fact sheet on page 63.
阅读短文,完成第63页上的简报 。
A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
一首乡村音乐的歌永远地改变了她的生活
When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family.
当萨拉年少时,她几乎每一件事都要与她的家人争吵 。
But five years ago, while she was studying abroad in England,
但是五年前,当她在英国留学时,
she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio.
她在收音机里听到一首充满感情的有关回家的歌曲 。
It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US.
这首歌让萨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.
她逐渐意识到,事实上她是多么想念所有的人 。
Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.
从那以后,她成了美国乡村音乐的一名歌迷 。
Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America.
乡村音乐是一种来自美国南部几个州的传统类型的音乐 。
Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music.
田纳西州的纳什维尔是乡村音乐的故乡 。
Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success,
现在许多歌曲只是关于美国现代生活的,比如金钱和成功的重要性,
but not about belonging to a group.
而不是有关归属感的 。
However, country music brings us back to the"good old days" when people were kind to each other and trusted one another.
然而,乡村音乐带我们回到"过去的好时光",那时的人们互相善待、彼此信任 。
It reminds us that the best things in life are free laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
提醒我们,生活中最美好的东西都是无偿的-笑、朋友、家庭、自然和乡村之美 。
Sarah hasn't been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day.
萨拉还没有去过纳什维尔,但是她梦想将来有一天能去那儿 。
She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it.
她已读了很多关于这个地方的介绍,并做了一些相关的研究 。
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.
那儿也总有很多大型乡村音乐会,像加斯·布鲁克斯那样的著名音乐人和歌手都会到场 。
Sarah has already listened to most of his songs.
萨拉已经听过他的大部分的歌曲 。
"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人之一 。
He's sold more than 120 million records.
他的唱片销量已经达到一亿两千多万张 。
I hope to see him sing live one day!"
我希望有一天看到他现场演唱!
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