环球英语 — 396：Music from Garbage

　　Voice 1
Welcome to Spotlight¹. I’m Christy VanArragon.
Voice 2
And I’m Marina Santee. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
Voice 1
Luis Szaran is a famous musician from Paraguay. However, it was not easy for him to become a musician. His family was poor. There were eight children. He was the youngest. Szaran describes his experience this way:
Voice 3
“My father was a musician. But he could not make enough money. So he stopped playing music. Instead, he became a rice farmer. My mother and father made it so that none of their children would study music. In those days, people did not think it was good to study music.”
Voice 2
But Szaran loved music. He had a great desire to learn music. So he learned² to play the guitar in secret. Later, he met Jose Miranda, a music professor. Miranda said that Szaran was very intelligent and had great skill. And he sent Szaran to study music in Paraguay’s capital city, Asuncion. From there, Szaran continued to study music in many other countries. In the end he returned to play music in Paraguay. Today, Luis Szaran does not only play music, he also writes music. And he leads and directs³ the musicians in the popular Philharmonic Orchestra⁴ of Asuncion, Paraguay.
Voice 1
Szaran knows he has a good life. He wants to share that blessing⁵ with the people of Paraguay. He says:
Voice 3
“I have been lucky to be successful. So I want to give back to life, everything that life has given me.”
Voice 2
Szaran remembered how difficult his life was before Professor Miranda helped him. He wanted to use his love for music to give life and hope to other poor, lonely children. So, in 2002, Szaran started ‘Sonidos de la Tierra’. That is Spanish for ‘Sounds of the Earth’. This organization starts music schools in communities that lack resources⁷. When Sounds of the Earth works⁸ in a community, it provides musical instruments and teachers. Later, the community itself builds the school.
Voice 1
Cateura is a poor town in Paraguay. It surrounds the garbage dump⁹ for Asuncion. The garbage dump is the place where the city sends its waste. It is a like a mountain of rubbish.
Voice 2
The adults in Cateura support their families by collecting things from the garbage – things that can be re–used or recycled, like plastic, aluminium¹⁰, or glass.
Voice 1
Cateura is not a very safe place for its young people. There is much violence¹¹. Children could not get a good education. They did not have much hope for a better future. But now, Cateura’s children can have hope. This hope comes from Szaran’s music.
Voice 2
When Luis Szaran visited Cateura, he wanted to use his music to improve the community. He says,
Voice 3
“I came here once and I saw a woman holding a newborn child with one hand. She was collecting garbage with the other hand. I told myself this could not go on. So, this is how everything started.”
Voice 1
So, Szaran began a Sounds of the Earth music school in Cateura. At the school, children learn to play music quickly. This is because they first learn to play what they hear. This is called the Suzuki method of teaching¹² music. In only a few short months, new students are able to play music for friends and family. This creates more interest in the Sounds of the Earth program. And it creates more support for the school.
Voice 2
Today, there are Sounds of the Earth music schools in on hundred twenty [120] communities in Paraguay. There are about eight thousand [8,000] students in all of those schools. Many of the children become very good musicians. Some of the best students have been able to study music in Europe. Often these students become music teachers. They teach in many of the local Sounds of the Earth music schools. One such student is Jorge Guzman. He said:
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“I started when I was 16 years old. I started from nothing. I did not know the names of instruments, like cello¹³, bass¹⁴, or violin. I did not know anything about music. Then came the Sounds of the Earth project – and it was free. Now, I teach two of those musical instruments, the cello and bass.”
Voice 1
Music has made wonderful changes in the lives of children in poor villages. But that is not all Luis Szaran does with his organization. He said:
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“Keep in mind that we are not looking for just good musicians, but also good citizens. There are music colleges and universities to train good musicians. In our case, music is a device¹⁵ to create social structures¹⁶ and social change in Paraguay.”
Voice 2
Luis Szaran and Sounds of the Earth does not stop after a music school is started. The goal is for the whole community to be responsible¹⁷ for the school – for the community to keep it going.
Voice 1
Szaran begins by supplying instruments to the students. But he does not just give them the instruments to keep. The community must earn them by making the school a success.
Voice 3
“When we began, the most difficult part was to connect with people. We had to find a way to give power to the adults, too. We needed to encourage them to organize themselves, to manage the project and raise money.
Voice 2
When the community shows enough interest, Szaran teaches the adults the skills they need. The adults use these skills to continue the school. When a community can support the school without help, it has become a success. Then the community can keep the musical instruments.
Voice 1
In some of the schools, students learn how to make musical instruments. Professional¹⁸ instrument makers¹⁹ teach the students how to make instruments using metal and wood. Sounds of the Earth uses some of these instruments to start new projects. And they sell some instruments to support the organisation’s work.
Voice 2
In Cateura, the students and teachers have even begun to experiment. They are making instruments with a resource⁶ the community already has... garbage! Alberto is 20. He joined the Sounds of the Earth program only eight months ago. He showed a BBC²⁰ news reporter a drum. He made this instrument from things he found in the garbage dump. His teacher plays a guitar that was made from waste food containers. Now Alberto has a dream for his life.
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“After I joined the program, I returned to school to finish my studies. My dream is to earn my living by making and repairing stringed instruments – like the violin and the guitar.”
Voice 1
Luis Szaran moves on to a new community when each music school is successful. But hope does not leave the community when he leaves. The adults and children have new skills. And music continues in each Sounds of the Earth music school. Hope remains²¹.
 

1 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

2 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

3 directs   

v.（用建议、指示、有益的情报等）指导( direct的第三人称单数 )；导演（戏剧或电影）；指示方向；把…对准（某方向或某人）

参考例句：

• Thinking directs one's actions. 思想指导行动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The teacher directs the work of his students. 这位教师指导他的学生工作。 来自辞典例句

4 orchestra   

n.管弦乐队；vt.命令，定购

参考例句：

• He plays the violin in an orchestra.他在管弦乐队中演奏小提琴。
• I was tempted to stay and hear this superb orchestra rehearse.我真想留下来听这支高超的管弦乐队排练。

5 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

6 resource   

n.资源，财力

参考例句：

• All pollution is simply an unused resource.所有的污染只不过是一种未被利用的资源。
• He is full of resource in any emergency.他富有随机应变的才能。

7 resources   

n.勇气；才智；谋略；有助于实现目标的东西；资源( resource的名词复数 )；[复数]物力；办法；来源

参考例句：

• The world's resources are rapidly diminishing. 世界资源正在迅速减少。
• a policy to equalize the distribution of resources throughout the country 使资源在全国分布均衡的政策

8 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

9 dump   

n.垃圾场；v.倾卸，切断电源，倾倒

参考例句：

• Where can I dump this rubbish?我将这些垃圾倒在什么地方？
• They wheeled the rubbish out to the dump.他们把垃圾用车运到垃圾场去。

10 aluminium   

n.铝 (=aluminum)

参考例句：

• Aluminium looks heavy but actually it is very light.铝看起来很重，实际上却很轻。
• If necessary, we can use aluminium instead of steel.如果必要，我们可用铝代钢。

11 violence   

n.暴力，暴虐，暴行，猛烈，强烈，强暴

参考例句：

• It was an absolutely senseless act of violence.这是毫无意义的暴力行为。
• They attacked with violence.他们猛烈攻击。

12 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

13 cello   

n.大提琴

参考例句：

• The cello is a member of the violin family.大提琴是提琴家族的一员。
• She plays a melodious cello.她拉着一手悦耳的大提琴。

14 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

15 device   

n.器械，装置；计划，策略，诡计

参考例句：

• The device will be in production by the end of the year.该装置将于年底投入生产。
• The device will save much time and effort for us.这种装置会使我们节省大量时间和气力。

16 structures   

n.结构( structure的名词复数 )；[生物学]构造；机构；构造物v.组织( structure的第三人称单数 )；安排；制定

参考例句：

• All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines. 这3座建筑都建于3 世纪，并且初步鉴定为神庙。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Flexibility of labour was obtained through the breakup of old trade union structures. 打破了旧的工会结构之后，雇用劳工可以灵活处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 responsible   

adj.有责任的，应负责的；可靠的，可信赖的；责任重大的；vi.休息，睡；静止，停止

参考例句：

• He must be responsible to me for this matter.这件事他必须对我负责。
• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。

18 professional   

adj.专业的；职业的；n.专业人员；职业运动员

参考例句：

• He is a professional tennis player.他是一名职业网球运动员。
• I need a professional to sort out my finances.我需要专业人士为我管理财务。

19 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 BBC   

abbr.（=British Broadcasting Corporation）英国广播公司

参考例句：

• She works for the BBC.她为英国广播公司工作。
• The BBC was founded in 1922.英国广播公司建于1922年。

21 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。