双语有声阅读：音乐之乡维也纳

Vienna—the Land of Music

 

维也纳—音乐之乡

On the first night of the New Year,

在新年之夜

people's eyes are frequently drawn¹ to Vienna.

人们的目光常常被吸引到维也纳来，

The first-rate orchestra

一流的管弦乐队

and its wonderful performance of the world-famous waltz

和它演奏的世界名曲

are an elegant monument to this capital of music.

给这个音乐之乡增添了一种优雅的色彩。

A divine gift for music is believed to pervade² the landscape,

人们感到,一种神圣的音乐才华不仅渗透了维也纳的景色，

the people,the atmosphere,and even the stones of Vienna.

人民和空气,它渗透在那里的草石之间。

Vienna is associated with a great musical tradition.

维也纳有着伟大的音乐传统，

Many of the great classical composers had lived and worked in the city.

许多伟大的古典作曲家都曾在这个城市生活和工作过。

Gluck,Haydn,Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert

格鲁格,海顿,莫扎特,贝多芬和舒伯特

were all composing in Vienna within a span of 50 years,

五十年里都曾在维也纳进行过创作，

from about 1780 to 1830.

在1780—1830年间。

Brahms,Bruckner, Mahler,hugo Wolf and Johann Strauss

勃拉姆斯,布鲁克纳,马勒,雨果.沃尔夫和斯特劳斯

were there in the late 19th century.

在19世纪后期,也曾生活在那里。

The creators of 20th-century classical music

此外,还有20世纪古典音乐的创造者

Schoenberg,Berg and Webern—followed them.

勋伯格,伯格和伯恩。

The roll-call of honor is long and all very impressive.

这串长长名单上的每个名字都能唤起人们无限的钦佩，

And their historical presence seems to reassure³ every inhabitant of Vienna

他们在维也纳历史上所留下的身影似乎使每一个维也纳人都坚信，

that he shares in something glorious and universal.

自己在分享着某种光辉的,无处不在的东西。

1 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

2 pervade   

v.弥漫，遍及，充满，渗透，漫延

参考例句：

• Science and technology have come to pervade every aspect of our lives.科学和技术已经渗透到我们生活的每一个方面。
• The smell of sawdust and glue pervaded the factory.工厂里弥漫着锯屑和胶水的气味。

3 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。