Chinese guzheng player charms netizens in France

2023-02-21孙启禄

疯狂英语·新读写 2023年1期

主题语境：人与社会篇幅：359词关键词：guzheng,France

1Young Chinese Peng Jingxuan has charmed netizens for playing Chineseguzhengin France.The video of Peng in traditional Chinese dress playing the musical instrument has been viewed more than 2.4 million times on a Chinese video streaming site.

2Born after 1995,Peng began to learn to playguzhengat seven.She went to University Bordeaux 3 of France for further education after graduating from the Wuhan Conservatory of Music,majoring in musicology.

3She was inspired by a lecture of a teacher from the Paris National Conservatory of Music and Dance,which gave a detailed introduction to French music and its musicology.As she has learnt some French in college,she decided to go to France.

4“I'm very curious about whether there is any connection between foreign and traditional Chinese music majors,”said Peng.

5Peng found that foreign young people are interested in Chinese culture and Chinese music as well during her studying in France.Her classmates were surprised by the charm and timbre(音质)ofguzhengwhen she introduced the Chinese musical instrument to them.However,Peng never sees Chinese instruments in the streets of France where street performance culture is popular,which reminded her of guzheng.

6“I want to keep it with me,and want foreigners to appreciate the charm of beautiful Chinese music.Therefore,I began to playguzhengin the street,”said Peng.

7In 2018,she broughtguzhengto France from central China's Hunan.She has won the attention of local people since she played it in the street for the first time.“A grandma invited me to her house to play for her daughter's wedding because she thoughtguzhengis very romantic,”said Peng.

8Peng said local people like both popular Western songs likeSee You Againand Chinastyle music likeBlue and White PorcelainandHigh Mountainsand Flowing Water.Children will dance to her music.

9“It is wonderful to attract more and more foreigners to learn about our traditional music thanks to the efforts and skills of young Chinese,”said Peng.In her eyes,culture export must take root in traditional Chinese culture and keep innovating so as to better convey its essence(精髓).

Reading Check

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A.Peng's video is very popular on the Internet.

B.The French are familiar with Chineseguzheng.

C.Peng's traditional Chinese dress attracts netizens.

D.Playing a musical instrument is rare in the street.

2.What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?

A.Peng's family origin. B.Peng's major at university.

C.Peng's education background. D.Peng's reason for further education.

3.What drove her to playguzhengin the street of France?

A.A lecture of a teacher from Paris.

B.Her classmates'reaction to her music.

C.The popularity of street performance culture in France.

D.The feeling of no one playing Chinese instruments there.

4.Why does Peng mention a grandma in the seventh paragraph?

A.To prove she is skilled at playingguzheng.

B.To show playing Chinese music is common at weddings.

C.To show many French people enjoy listening to Chinese music.

D.To tell us many French people like playing Chinese instruments.

语篇解码

在法国街头，一个身着传统华服的中国姑娘，因演奏古筝而收获了很多粉丝。在网络平台上，她演奏古筝的视频已被观看超过240万次。

语言学习

Ⅰ.语料荟萃

Ⅱ.语句分析

1.She went to University Bordeaux 3 of France for further education after graduating from the Wuhan Conservatory of Music,majoring in musicology.从武汉音乐学院毕业后，她前往法国的波尔多第三大学继续深造，主修音乐学。

【点石成金】She went to University Bordeaux 3 of France 是句子的主干，after graduating from...of Music 是介词短语作时间状语，majoring in musicology 是V-ing形式短语作伴随状语。

2.However,Peng never sees Chinese instruments in the streets of France where street performance culture is popular,which reminded her ofguzheng.然而，在街头表演文化盛行的法国街头，彭从未见过中国乐器，这让她想起了古筝。

【点石成金】Peng never sees Chinese instruments 是句子的主干，where street performance culture is popular 是where 引导的限制性定语从句，修饰the streets of France；which reminded her ofguzheng是which引导的非限制性定语从句。