一生必知英语话题背诵 16音乐的起源

Many people love music, but what is it? Generally, music is an art form in which the medium-sound is organized in time. The development of music among humans must have taken place against the backdrop(背景)of natural sounds, such as birdsong and the other sounds for animals to communicate.

许多人喜爱音乐，那么究竟什么是音乐呢? 一般来讲，音乐是指一种将声音按时间组织起来的艺术形式。音乐在人类中的发展最初源自于对鸟叫以及其他动物用于交流所发出的声音的一种模仿。

Music can be divided into genres²(流派) and sub-genres(分支)，although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle（模糊的), sometimes even controversial³. However, just as the saying goes "one man's meat is another man's poison", no matter what kind of genre¹ one likes, the important thing is that he can get satisfaction from it.

音乐可以被划分为不同的流派或分支，尽管在一定程度上这种划分的界限通常比较模糊，甚至有时存在争议。然而，俗话说得好，"萝卡白菜，各有所爱"，无论一个人喜欢哪种流派，重要的是他可以从该种音乐中获得满足感。

In general, music is composed and performed for many purposes: aesthetic（有关美的，审美的) pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, or just as an entertainment product for the marketplace.

通常，音乐的创作以及演奏会出于不同的目的，如审美享受、宗教或庆典的目的，或者仅仅作为一种大众的娱乐手段。

1 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。

2 genres   

（文学、艺术等的）类型，体裁，风格( genre的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
• But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆，古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

3 controversial   

adj.引起争论的，有争议的

参考例句：

• The topic of argument is controversial.这个议题是很有争议的。
• Immigration is a controversial issue in many countries.在很多国家，移民都是一个颇有争议的问题。