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1SectionⅣOtherPartsoftheModule[原文呈现]StreetMusicIt'sawarmSaturdayafternooninabusysideroad①intheolddistrictofBarcelona.Thepedestrians②arestandinginasemicircle③aroundsomeoneorsomethinginfrontofthecathedral④.Ipushmywaythrough⑤thecrowdandfindaquartet⑥ofmusiciansplayingaviolinsuite⑦ofclassicalmusic⑧.Thesession⑨laststenminutes.Thenoneofthemusicianspicksup⑩asaucer⑪ontheground,andasksformoney.Allcontributions⑫arevoluntary⑬，noonehastopay,butthecrowdshrinks⑭⑮assomepeopleslideaway⑯.Butothershappilythrowinafewcoins.They'regratefulforthisbriefinterval⑰ofmusicastheygoshopping⑱.BelowthewindowofmyapartmentinParis,amusicmantakesaplace⑲madevacant⑳byanearliermusician○21.Heraisesthelid○22ofhisbarrelorgan○23andturnsthehandle○24.ThenhesingsthesongsofoldParis,songsofthepeopleandtheirloveaffairs.IremembersomeofthewordseventhoughIhaveneverconsciously○25learntthem○26.Itap○27myfeetandsingalongwithhim.Downthereonthepavement,fewpassersby○28stop.Somesmile,otherswalkpastwiththeirheadsdown○29.Carspass,gangsof○30boysformanddisappear,someoneevenputsacoininthecupontheorgan.Butthemusicmanignoresthemall.He'shotinthesun,sohemops○31hisheadwithaspotted○32handkerchief.Hejustkeepssingingandturning○33thehandle.[读文清障]①sideroadn．小路，支路②pedestrian/pə'destriən/n.行人，步行者③semicircle/'semI'sɜːkl/n.半圆④cathedraln．教堂⑤pushone'swaythrough挤进⑥quartet/kwɔː'tet/n.四重奏，四重奏乐队2⑦suite/swiːt/n.组曲⑧findsb.doingsth.发现某人在做某事⑨session/'seʃn/n.从事某项活动的集会(或一段时间)⑩pickup拿起，拾起⑪saucer/'sɔːsə/n.茶碟，茶托⑫contributionn．贡献，捐献makecontributionsto对……作贡献⑬voluntary/'vɒləntadj.自愿的⑭shrink/ʃrIŋk/v.变小，减少⑮assome...是时间状语从句，as意为“随着”。⑯slideaway悄悄走开⑰interval/'Intəvl/n.间隔，空隙⑱asthey...是时间状语从句，as意为“当……时候”。⑲takeaplace占据一个位置⑳vacant/'veIkənt/adj.空的，空缺的○21过去分词短语作定语，修饰aplace。○22lid/lId/n.盖，盖子○23barrelorgan手摇风琴organ/'ɔːɡən/n.风琴，手摇风琴○24handle/'hændl/n.柄，把手○25consciouslyadv.有意识地○26eventhough引导让步状语从句。○27tap/tæp/v.轻拍，轻敲○28passerby/pɑːsə'baI/n.行人○29withtheir...是with复合结构，down是副词作宾补。○30gangsof成群的○31mop/mɒp/v.擦，揩(脸、汗等)○32spotted/'spɒtId/adj.有污迹的，有斑点的○33keepdoingsth.不停地做某事keep(on)doing不停地做；keepsb.fromdoing阻止某人做；keepsb.doing让某人一直在做街头音乐[第1～2段译文]这是一个温暖的星期六的下午，在巴塞罗那老街区的一条繁忙的小路旁。行人在教堂前围成了半圆，围观着什么人或什么事。我挤进人群，发现一支四重奏乐队正在演奏古典音乐小提琴组曲。演奏持续了10分钟。然后，其中一个音乐人拿起地上的碟子开始收钱。所有的捐助都是自愿的，没有人非掏钱不可。但是，随着一些人悄悄走开，人群一下缩小了。其3余的人则很高兴地投了一些硬币。他们对于购物时能听到这种简短的音乐插曲很开心。在巴黎我居住的公寓的窗下，一位音乐人占据了先前另一位音乐家空出来的地方。他打开手摇风琴的盖子，摇动把手。然后他唱起了关于古老巴黎的歌曲，关于巴黎人民和他们爱情故事的歌曲。我虽然从未刻意去学，但仍然记住了一些歌词。我用脚打着拍子跟随他一起唱。沿街而下却很少有行人驻足。有些人微笑，有些人低头走过。车辆驶过，成群的男孩子聚了又散，有人甚至还往琴上的杯子里投了一枚硬币。但是这位音乐人却对他们全都视而不见。太阳底下，酷热难挡，于是他用有污迹的手帕擦额头。他只是不停地唱着、摇着把手。InHarlem,NewYork,somelocalsplace○34asoundsystembyanopenwindow.Theyplug○35itintotheelectricalsocket○36，andallofasudden○37，there'sdancinginthestreets.IndowntownTokyo,youngcoupleseatpopcorn○38anddancetothemusic○39ofarockabilly○40band,whichplaysAmericanmusicfromtheFifties○41.IntheLondonUndergroundastudentplaysclassicalguitarmusic,whichechoes○42alongthetunnels○43.Itlifts○44thespiritsofthepassengers,whohurrypastontheirwayto○45work○46.InastreetinViennaorPragueorMilanagroupofpipemusiciansfromthefarAndesfilltheairwith○47thesoundsofSouthAmerica.Thestreetmusicianiskeepingaliveaculture○48whichhasalmostdisappearedinourbusy,organised,andregulated○49lives○50：thesoundofmusicwhenyouleastexpectit.Inarecordingstudio,evenwhenrelayed○51bymicrophone,musiclosessomeofitsliveliness○52.Butstreetmusicgiveslifetoeveryonewholistensandoffersrelief○53fromthecaresoftheday.Itonlyexistsinthepresent○54，itonlyhasmeaninginthecontext.Itneedsspace.○34placev．放置○35plug/plʌɡ/v.插上(插头)○36socket/'sɒkIt/n.插座○37allofasudden突然间○38popcorn/'pɒpˌkɔːn/n.爆米花○39dancetothemusic伴着音乐跳舞○40rockabilly/'rɒkəˌbIli/n.乡村摇滚乐○41whichplays...是非限制性定语从句，修饰band。○42echo/'ekəʊ/v.回响○43tunnel/'tʌnl/n.隧道，地道○44liftv．提起，举起；激起○45onone'swayto在某人去……的路上(to为介词)○46who引导非限制性定语从句，修饰passengers。○47fill...with...用……充/填满……4befilledwith充满……○48keepingaliveaculture＝keepingaculturealive。○49regulatedadj.有规律的，一成不变的regulate/'reɡjʊˌleIt/v.规定，管理，整顿○50whichhas...是限制性定语从句，修饰aculture。○51relay/rI'leI/v.转播，接转○52liveliness/'laIvlInəs/n.活泼，快乐，生动○53relief/rI'liːf/n.(痛苦、忧虑等的)解除，减轻，调剂○54inthepresent当前，眼下atpresent目前，现在[第3～4段译文]在纽约的哈莱姆，一些当地人将音响设备放置在打开的窗户旁。他们把音响设备的插头插入插座，刹那间，街上的人们就跳起了舞。在东京的商业区，年轻的夫妇吃着爆米花，随着一支乡村摇滚乐队的音乐跳舞，这支乐队演奏着五十年代的美洲音乐。在伦敦的地铁里，一个学生弹奏着古典吉他乐，乐声在隧道里回响。它使匆忙上班的乘客情绪激昂。在维也纳、布拉格或米兰的街上，来自遥远的安第斯山脉的管弦乐手们则使空中弥漫着南美洲音乐之声。,街头音乐家保持了一种文化的生机，而这种文化在我们紧张忙碌、组织有序和一成不变的生活中已近乎消失：在你最意想不到的时候听到的音乐的声音。在录音棚里，即使被麦克风传播，音乐还是失去了某些活力。但是街头音乐给聆听的每一个人以活力，让他们从一天的焦虑中解脱出来。它只存在于当下，也只有在情景中才有意义。它需要空间。[原文呈现]MusicfromChinaOnedozen①beautifulyoungwomen,allintheirtwenties②，takethestage③andstandbeforeavarietyof④ancientmusicalinstruments.Themomenttheystarttoplay⑤，itisclearthemembersofTwelveGirlsBandareamongthemostgifted⑥musiciansintheworld.Comingfrom⑦China,TwelveGirlsBandisalreadyoneofthatcountry'smostpopulargroups.As⑧theybuildamusicalbridgebetweeneastandwest,TwelveGirlsBandcharms⑨thepeopleofmanynationsaroundtheworld.Abestselling⑩actalloverAsia,TwelveGirlsBandfillsconcerthallsandarenas⑪there,andhasnowbeendiscoveredbyAmerica.In2004thegrouparrivedontheUSmusicscene⑫atNo.62oftheBillboard⑬200albumchart