初中英语短文讲解:美国流行音乐本课您将学到:down-to-earth(实际的),alsoknownas句型,once解析JamesFenimoreCooper,anearlyAmericanwriter,oncesaid,"TheAmericansarealmostignorantof(在……方面无知)theartofmusic
"Ifthatwasoncetrue,youwouldneverknowittoday
MostAmericans——eventhosewithoutamusicalboneintheirbodies——haveafavoritestyleofmusic
Manypeopleenjoyclassical(古典的)andfolk(乡村的)musicfromaroundtheworld
ButotherpopularmusicstylesinAmericawere"madeintheU
"CountryandwesternmusicliesclosetotheheartofmanyAmericans
Thisstyleoriginated(发源)amongcountryfolksinthesouthernandwesternUnitedStates
Countrymusictellsdown-to-earthstoriesaboutloveandlife'shardships
Guitars,banjos(五弦琴)andviolins——alsoknownasfiddles——givecountrymusicitscharacteristic(特有的)sound
ThehomeofcountrymusicisNashville,Tennessee——MusicCityU
Countrymusicevenhasitsownth