【聆听经典·话题热身】
音乐是人类语言的延伸, 是一种形象的、感人的沟通方式。 波士顿伯克利音乐学院的学生在肯尼亚度过了三周的时间。他们试图通过音乐进行文化交流。
注: 听音填空
American Music Students in Kenya
Current and former students from Berklee College of Music in Boston recently ①returned to the United States after three weeks in Kenya. They were part of a cultural ②exchange program aiming to influence lives through music. They taught music, performed and donated instruments to a Kenyan community center. They also learned about ③traditional Kenyan music.
Music is an important part of life in Kenya.
Sam Lutomia: “Growing up, I sang a lot in school. And we had competitions and choir and music every year. ”
Sam Lutomia works for the Berklee College of Music. He was born and spent his early years in Kenya.
Sam Lutomia: “When I moved to the States, I got ④exposed to a higher level of music. And I was like, ‘Is there something I can do now that I’m in the States? ‘”
He helped to create a group ⑤called Global Youth Groove. Its goal is to bring western music to young Kenyans, and get them to consider music as a career.
Sam Lutomia: “I started talking with students at Berklee College of Music and faculty members, and they all responded ⑥positively. And we started collecting instruments. ”
Thirteen Americans made the trip to Kenya in July. They ⑦included four high school students from the Boston area. One
of them was Marina Miller.
Marina Miller: “We ⑧started out in Nairobi. We got a chance to meet with local musicians and listen to them play. ”
Project coordinator Aaron Colverson says the Americans presented a ⑨gift during a visit to Kakamega in western Kenya.
Aaron Colverson: “We’ve gathered like 20 instruments. We had some recorders and also an entire drum kit, lap tops and recording software. ”
Many Kenyans ⑩attended the activities offered by the group.
1. respond /r??sp?nd/ vi. 回答; 作出反应
2. present /?preznt/ v. 赠送
3. drum kit 鼓乐器
