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1、《经济学家》读译参考Translated&EditedbyChenJilongTEXT16LikepearlsfallingintoajadeplateMar30th2006FromTheEconomistprinteditionWHENWuManarrivedinNewHaven1,Connecticut,fromBeijingin1990shespokenoEnglishand★gambledon[1]survivingwiththehelpofherpipa,atraditionallute-likeChi
2、neseinstrument.Shehassucceeded(A)(triumph),workingherwayfromNewYork'sChinatowntoCarnegieHall2,whereshegivesherdebutrecitalonApril6th.Thepipaisasonorous,four-stringed,pear-shapedinstrumenthelduprightonthelap.Itsstringsusedtobesilkbutarenowsteel,whichresonatesb
3、etter.ThefakefingernailsonMsWu'srighthand★pluck[2]thestrings,whileherlefthandfingersthe★frets[3].(1)Sheproducesan(B)(astonish)rangeofcoloursandmoodsfroma2,000-year-oldinstrumentwhichproducesasound,observedapoetfromtheTangdynasty,like“pearlsfallingintoajadepla
4、te”.MsWuisa★virtuoso[4]interpreteroftraditionalmusic,creating(C)(haunt)exoticwavesofsoundwith★pizzicatosandtremolos[5](thepluckingofonestringwithallfivefingersconsecutively).But(D)(evoke)ofdroppingpearlssoonfadetoJimiHendrix3.DuringhertimeinAmerica,(2)MsWuhas
5、daringlyexpandedthepipa'srange,playingjazz,bluegrass4andBollywood5witheclecticinstrumentalists—andinspiring(E)(number)worksfromprominentcomposers.Thepipacansoundgentlylyricalor(F)(aggress)modern,whichiswhy,saysMsWu,itattractssuchcomposersasTerryRiley,PhilipGl
6、ass,TanDunandBrightSheng,allofwhomhavewrittenforher.Shewasthefirsttopartnerthepipawithanendongo(aneight-stringedUgandaninstrument),anAppalachianbanjoandastringquartet6.Shewasalso,shesays,thefirsttoplayjazzonthepipa.AllthishappenedaftershearrivedinAmerica.Youn
7、gChinesemusiciansarenowubiquitousinAmericanandEuropeanconservatories,competitionsandconcerthalls,butduringChina'sculturalrevolutiontheperformanceofWesternmusicwasgreatlyrestricted.Traditionalinstruments,however,were(G)(courage),andMsWu,bornin1964inHangzhou,be
8、ganstudyingthepipawhenshewasnine.SheenteredtheBeijingCentralConservatoryofMusic(wheresheheardWesternmusicforthefirsttime)andbecamethefirst(H)(receive)ofamastersdegreeinthepipa.Shewasaward