人教版英语选修第四册 Unit 2 Reading and Thinking 3

3 Oct

10月3日

My friend and I have arrived in Katherine, a town in Australia’s Northern Territory.

我和朋友来到了澳大利亚北领地的凯瑟琳小镇。

We’re here to learn about the life and customs of the Aborigines, who are native to Australia.

我们此行的目的是了解土著人的生活和习俗，他们是澳大利亚的原住民。

The Aboriginal population might be small, but its influence is still visible.

土著人的人口可能很少，但其影响依旧可见。

For example, “Bondi” in “Bondi Beach” is an Aboriginal word meaning “water breaking over rocks”.

例如，“邦迪海滩”中的“邦迪”就是一个土著词汇，意思是“拍打着岩石的海浪(声)”。

To survive in this vast land on the ocean, the Aborigines had to be in close contact with nature.

为了在大洋中这片辽阔的土地上生存，澳大利亚土著人得和大自然保持密切的联系。

This shows in their music, too, which celebrates the natural world and the spiritual world around them.

这也体现在它们的音乐中。这些音乐歌颂身边的自然世界，以及围绕着它们的精神世界。

Most of their musical instruments are really just sticks found on the ground, among which there is an amazing instrument called the didgeridoo.

他们的大多数乐器其实就是在地上找到的树枝，其中有一种叫作迪吉里杜管的神奇乐器。

The didgeridoo is made from a tree branch which is hollow.

迪吉里杜管由空心的树干制成。

To play the didgeridoo, you put your mouth on one end and blow while vibrating your lips.

吹奏迪吉里杜管时，把嘴巴靠在一端，一边吹气，一边振动嘴唇。

Unlike a horn, there are no finger holes.

与喇叭不同，迪吉里杜管没有指孔。

The didgeridoo player has to change the shape of his mouth in order to change pitch.

吹奏迪吉里杜管必须靠改变嘴形才能改变音高。

A skilled player can play for a long time without stopping to breathe.

一名娴熟的演奏者可以长时间吹奏，不用停下来换气。

He does this by continually breathing in through his nose while breathing out through his mouth and into the didgeridoo.

演奏者可以不停地用鼻子吸气，同时通过嘴巴吐气，吹入迪吉里杜管中。

I tried to learn how to play it, but after trying for hours, I was convinced that I could never make a musical sound with this instrument!

我试着学习吹奏方法，但经过好几个小时的努力，我只能确信我永远都无法用这个乐器发出乐声！

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