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1、湖北省博物馆的英文导游词 Goodmorningladiesandgentlemen; Today,wewillgotovisitHubeiProvincialMuseum.Onthewaytothemuseum,Idliketoshowapresenttoexpressmywarmestweletoyou.Youmaywonderwhatthepresentis.Wellletmeintroduceittoyou.Themusicyouaregoingtolistentoistheverygift.Now,pleaseenjoythemusic. Haveyoueverlistenedtot
2、hemusic?Andwhatmusicalinstrumentisusedtoplaythebeautifulmelody? Thatstheserialbells,awonderintheworld.Indeedawonderintheworld.Everyyeartouristsfromallovertheworldcontinuouslyetovisitthemandappreciatetheprogramsplayedbyit.Eachyeartheyreturnwithunforgetablememory. Thebuildingwithredwallandgreentiersbe
3、foreusistheverymuseum,HubeiProvincialMuseum.Constructedin1953,themuseumisthecenterforcollecting,studying,preservinganddisplayinghistoricalandculturalrelicsinHubei.Morethan700,000ancientrelicsarestoredupinit.Thereisacollectionof100,000booksonhistory,archaeology,artetc.Theserelicsprovidepreciousmateri
4、aldataforstudyingthedevelopmentofhistory,culture,art,scienceandtechnologyinancientChina. SituatedinthemiddlereachoftheYangtzeRiver,Hubeihasalonghistoryandrichland.Asearlyas2,000,000yearsago,ourancestorslivedandworkedhereandgraduallytheybegantocreatetheirowncivilization.TherelicsunearthedfromZenghouy
5、iTombaregoodproofstothecivilization.Therelicsdisplayedinthemuseumaremostfromthetomb.Serialbellsarethemostpreciousandgreatestofthemall. Areyoufamiliarwiththehistoryoftheserialbells? Itissaidthatitistheoldestmusicalinstrumentkeptintheworld.Yousee,ourancestorsalreadyknewhowtousemusictoenrichtheirlivess
6、olongago. Luckilyindeed,ourarchaeologistsdiscovereditbyaidentandthusdisplayedthemarvelousancientcivilizationofChuStateinfrontus. In1978,asoldierdiscoveredalargetombwhenbuildinghishouse.Itwasreallyagreatsurprisetodiscoveritatthattime.Afterwards,archaeologistsexcavatedtheseserialbellsonthesamespot.Thi
7、swasappraisedtobethetombofZenghouyi.Itwas220squaremeters,20metrosdeep,consistingof4tombs.Themaincoffinwasmadeupofhugeinternalandexternalcoffins.Themaninitdiedattheageof45.Thoseburiedalivewiththedeadwereallfemale,agedfrom13to25.Theywerein21coffins. Besidestheserialbells,morethan7,000otherhistoricalcu
8、lturalrelicshavebeenunearthed,suchasbronzeware,ancientmusicalinstrument,weapons,goldenware,jadeware,paintedware,woodenware,andbambooware.Mostofthemareuniquearttreasureandtheyweredeliberatelymade. Whatisespeciallyworthmentioningistheancientmusicalinstrument,suchasserialbells,stonechimes,drums,25-stri
9、ngedpluckedzither,andbambooflute.Theyaretotally8types,including124pieces.Theentiremusicalinstrumentisplacedperfectlyamongthebronzeserialbells.Theymakethetomblooklikeanancientconcerthall. Todaytheundergroundconcerthallhasebacktolife.Asamajorinstrument,64serialbellsareputinthemiddleroom,linedalongthen
10、orthandwestwall.ItcanbeconcludedthatserialbellsareZenhouyisfavorite,forhisbodywasplacedinthewestroom. Asweesee,thesebigbellsareshapedlikeround-bottomedbaskets;smallonesarelikewarmingpots.Theyarehungin3layersfromthewindingbellshelfthatis13meterslong,2.7metershigh.Thewholebellshelfissupportedby6human-
11、shapeobjects.Itisasstrongasnewlycast. Ok,letmegiveyouabriefintroductionabouttheelegantancientserialbells.Allthebellshavebeenplayed.Theyareallcarvedwithinscriptionaboutmusicalmelody.Eachbellcanproduce2pitches.Aftermanyyearsofresearch,wefindthatitsamplitudeapproachedtheinternationalleveloftoday.Thebin
12、edscaleisthe7notesinCmajoroftoday.Itspassesveryside,including5andahalfoctaves.Thewholesoundmaybeadjusted.Itswoodenshelfisquiteexquisite.Althoughburiedfor2,400years,theserialbellsarewellplayed.Itnotonlycanbeusedtoplaywithtoproducescoreswiththesamemelody,butalsocanproducemixedsoundsthoughharmonyandrep
13、eattunes.Chinesemusicalpieces,suchasIntoningThreeTimesBeforeLeavingYangPass,TheMoonOnTheSpringRiver,andforeignpieces,suchasChristmasEve,canbeplayedonit,evenBeethovensOdetoJoyintheNinthSymphonycanbe.ForeigntouristsareusuallyattractedbythefascinatingmusicwhenlisteningtotheChinesesongTheNightOnThePrair
14、ie.Whenforeignsongscutin,theyareshockedbytheoldcivilizationofChuState.Asthefamousviolinist,Menuinpraisedit,ThegrandGreekmusicisaeptedbytheworld.However,themusicalinstrumentsinancientGreeceweremadeofwood,whatsmore,notasingleinstrumentiskepttilltoday.Hereweareabletoenjoythesoundoftheinstrumentof2,000y
15、earshistoryfromthetombofChuState. Actually,whoeverenjoysthemusicplayedontheserialbellswillbesurprisedatthegreatachievementmadebythepeopleofChuStateinthefieldsofmusic,culture,smelting,andcasting. Aordingtothehistory,ChuStatewascalledthestateofritesandmusicatthattime.PeopleinChuStatelovedancing.Theyda
16、ncedinthepalaceandsangintheroom.Theyknewhowtoenjoydancingandsinging.Wecanimaginethefollowingscene.Thehostofthebombwasseatedinhispalaceandwatchedthegirlsdancing.Onbothhissidessathisfollowers.Theysatonthefloor.Atablewithshortlegswasplacedinfrontofthem.Theyputonehandonthetablethatisusedtoholdarms.Thiscanbeprovedbytherelicsinthetomb. Doyouknow,inChina,amaleandafemalem
