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horse head fiddle / 马头琴 / (mǎtóuqín)
A: You're from the Mongolian ethnic group, tell me about your unique musical instruments.
听说你是蒙古族的,给我讲讲你们那里的特色乐器吧。
(tīnɡshuō nǐshì ménɡɡǔzú de, ɡěiwǒ jiǎnɡjiǎnɡ nǐmén nàlǐ de tèsè yuèqì bā.)
B: Okay. Have you heard of the horse head fiddle?
好呀,你听说过马头琴吗？
(hǎoya, nǐ tīnɡshuōɡuò mǎtóuqín ma?)
A: Is it that fiddle with a horse head at the end of the neck? I've seen one on TV.
是不是那种琴柄上有个马头的乐器？我在电视上见到过。
(shìbùshì nàzhǒnɡ qínbǐnɡshànɡ yǒuɡè mǎtóu de yuèqì? wǒzài diànshì shànɡ jiàndào ɡuò.)
B: Yup, that's Mongolia's special bowed string instrument, the horse head fiddle. It has two strings, a trapezoidal body and a horse head carved in the top of the fiddle.
没错,那就是蒙古族特色拉弦乐器马头琴。它有两根弦,琴身是梯形,琴的顶端雕刻成了马头的形状。
(méicuò, nà jiùshì ménɡɡǔzú tèsè lāxián yuèqì mǎtóuqín.tā yǒu liǎnɡɡēn xián, qínshēn shì tīxínɡ, qínde dǐnɡduān diāokè chénɡle mǎtóu de xínɡzhuànɡ.)
A: That's a very special look. It's unforgettable.
它的造型很特别,让我一眼难忘。
(tāde zàoxínɡ hěn tèbié, rànɡwǒ yīyǎn nánwànɡ.)
B: Yup. Its sound is also special, mellow and low. It has the characteristics show the unique Mongolian culture.
是的。它的音色也很特别,声音圆润,低回婉转,具有蒙古草原特色。
(shìde.tāde yīnsè yě hěn tèbié, shēnɡyīn yuánrùn, dīhuí wǎnzhuǎn, jùyǒu ménɡɡǔ cǎoyuán tèsè.)
A: When there's the opportunity, I definitively want to enjoy a performance of this musical instrument.
等有机会,我一定要去现场欣赏一下这件乐器的演出。
(děnɡyǒu jīhuì, wǒ yīdìnɡ yàoqù xiànchǎnɡ xīnshǎnɡ yīxià zhèjiàn yuèqì de yǎnchū.)
horse head fiddle / 马头琴 / (mǎtóuqín)
A: You're from the Mongolian ethnic group, tell me about your unique musical instruments.
听说你是蒙古族的,给我讲讲你们那里的特色乐器吧。
(tīnɡshuō nǐshì ménɡɡǔzú de, ɡěiwǒ jiǎnɡjiǎnɡ nǐmén nàlǐ de tèsè yuèqì bā.)
B: Okay. Have you heard of the horse head fiddle?
好呀,你听说过马头琴吗？
(hǎoya, nǐ tīnɡshuōɡuò mǎtóuqín ma?)
A: Is it that fiddle with a horse head at the end of the neck? I've seen one on TV.
是不是那种琴柄上有个马头的乐器？我在电视上见到过。
(shìbùshì nàzhǒnɡ qínbǐnɡshànɡ yǒuɡè mǎtóu de yuèqì? wǒzài diànshì shànɡ jiàndào ɡuò.)
B: Yup, that's Mongolia's special bowed string instrument, the horse head fiddle. It has two strings, a trapezoidal body and a horse head carved in the top of the fiddle.
没错,那就是蒙古族特色拉弦乐器马头琴。它有两根弦,琴身是梯形,琴的顶端雕刻成了马头的形状。
(méicuò, nà jiùshì ménɡɡǔzú tèsè lāxián yuèqì mǎtóuqín.tā yǒu liǎnɡɡēn xián, qínshēn shì tīxínɡ, qínde dǐnɡduān diāokè chénɡle mǎtóu de xínɡzhuànɡ.)
A: That's a very special look. It's unforgettable.
它的造型很特别,让我一眼难忘。
(tāde zàoxínɡ hěn tèbié, rànɡwǒ yīyǎn nánwànɡ.)
B: Yup. Its sound is also special, mellow and low. It has the characteristics show the unique Mongolian culture.
是的。它的音色也很特别,声音圆润,低回婉转,具有蒙古草原特色。
(shìde.tāde yīnsè yě hěn tèbié, shēnɡyīn yuánrùn, dīhuí wǎnzhuǎn, jùyǒu ménɡɡǔ cǎoyuán tèsè.)
A: When there's the opportunity, I definitively want to enjoy a performance of this musical instrument.
等有机会,我一定要去现场欣赏一下这件乐器的演出。
(děnɡyǒu jīhuì, wǒ yīdìnɡ yàoqù xiànchǎnɡ xīnshǎnɡ yīxià zhèjiàn yuèqì de yǎnchū.)
Illustration:Chen Xia/GT
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