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1、大家网金融英语http://club.topsage.com/forum-111-1.htmlTEXT16LikepearlsfallingintoajadeplateMar30th2006FromTheEconomistprinteditionWHENWuManarrivedinNewHaven1,Connecticut,fromBeijingin1990shespokenoEnglishand★gambledon[1]survivingwiththehelpofherpipa,atraditionallute-likeChineseinstr
2、ument.Shehassucceeded(A)（triumph）,workingherwayfromNewYork'sChinatowntoCarnegieHall2,whereshegivesherdebutrecitalonApril6th.Thepipaisasonorous,four-stringed,pear-shapedinstrumenthelduprightonthelap.Itsstringsusedtobesilkbutarenowsteel,whichresonatesbetter.Thefakefingernailson
3、MsWu'srighthand★pluck[2]thestrings,whileherlefthandfingersthe★frets[3].（1）Sheproducesan(B)(astonish)rangeofcoloursandmoodsfroma2,000-year-oldinstrumentwhichproducesasound,observedapoetfromtheTangdynasty,like“pearlsfallingintoajadeplate”.MsWuisa★virtuoso[4]interpreteroftraditi
4、onalmusic,creating(C)（haunt）exoticwavesofsoundwith★pizzicatosandtremolos[5](thepluckingofonestringwithallfivefingersconsecutively).But(D)（evoke）ofdroppingpearlssoonfadetoJimiHendrix3.DuringhertimeinAmerica,（2）MsWuhasdaringlyexpandedthepipa'srange,playingjazz,bluegrass4andBoll
5、ywood5witheclecticinstrumentalists—andinspiring(E)(number)worksfromprominentcomposers.Thepipacansoundgentlylyricalor(F)（aggress）modern,whichiswhy,saysMsWu,itattractssuchcomposersasTerryRiley,PhilipGlass,TanDunandBrightSheng,allofwhomhavewrittenforher.Shewasthefirsttopartnerth
6、epipawithanendongo(aneight-stringedUgandaninstrument),anAppalachianbanjoandastringquartet6.Shewasalso,shesays,thefirsttoplayjazzonthepipa.AllthishappenedaftershearrivedinAmerica.YoungChinesemusiciansarenowubiquitousinAmericanandEuropeanconservatories,competitionsandconcerthal
7、ls,butduringChina'sculturalrevolutiontheperformanceofWesternmusicwasgreatlyrestricted.Traditionalinstruments,however,were(G)（courage）,andMsWu,bornin1964inHangzhou,beganstudyingthepipawhenshewasnine.SheenteredtheBeijingCentralConservatoryofMusic(wheresheheardWesternmusicforthe
8、firsttime)andbecamethefirst(H)（receive）ofamastersdegreeinthepipa.She
