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1、《经济学家》读译参考Translated&EditedbyChenJilongTEXT16LikepearlsfallingintoajadeplateMar30th2006FromTheEconomistprinteditionWHENWuManarrivedinNewHaven1,Connecticut,fromBeijingin1990shespokenoEnglishand★gambledon[1]survivingwiththehelpofherpipa,atraditionallute-likeChineseinstrument.Shehassucceeded(
2、A)（triumph）,workingherwayfromNewYork'sChinatowntoCarnegieHall2,whereshegivesherdebutrecitalonApril6th.Thepipaisasonorous,four-stringed,pear-shapedinstrumenthelduprightonthelap.Itsstringsusedtobesilkbutarenowsteel,whichresonatesbetter.ThefakefingernailsonMsWu'srighthand★pluck[2]thestrings,w
3、hileherlefthandfingersthe★frets[3].（1）Sheproducesan(B)(astonish)rangeofcoloursandmoodsfroma2,000-year-oldinstrumentwhichproducesasound,observedapoetfromtheTangdynasty,like“pearlsfallingintoajadeplate”.MsWuisa★virtuoso[4]interpreteroftraditionalmusic,creating(C)（haunt）exoticwavesofsoundwith
4、★pizzicatosandtremolos[5](thepluckingofonestringwithallfivefingersconsecutively).But(D)（evoke）ofdroppingpearlssoonfadetoJimiHendrix3.DuringhertimeinAmerica,（2）MsWuhasdaringlyexpandedthepipa'srange,playingjazz,bluegrass4andBollywood5witheclecticinstrumentalists—andinspiring(E)(number)worksf
5、romprominentcomposers.Thepipacansoundgentlylyricalor(F)（aggress）modern,whichiswhy,saysMsWu,itattractssuchcomposersasTerryRiley,PhilipGlass,TanDunandBrightSheng,allofwhomhavewrittenforher.Shewasthefirsttopartnerthepipawithanendongo(aneight-stringedUgandaninstrument),anAppalachianbanjoandast
6、ringquartet6.Shewasalso,shesays,thefirsttoplayjazzonthepipa.AllthishappenedaftershearrivedinAmerica.YoungChinesemusiciansarenowubiquitousinAmericanandEuropeanconservatories,competitionsandconcerthalls,butduringChina'sculturalrevolutiontheperformanceofWesternmusicwasgreatlyrestricted.Tradit
7、ionalinstruments,however,were(G)（courage）,andMsWu,bornin1964inHangzhou,beganstudyingthepipawhenshewasnine.SheenteredtheBeijingCentralConservatoryofMusic(wheresheheardWesternmusicforthefirsttime)andbecamethefirst(H)（receive）ofamastersdegreeinthepipa.Shewasaward
