Section 20 Famous Musicians

　　How many musical instruments can you think of?你知道幾種樂器呢?

　　Can you name anyone famous for playing what you chose?你能說出一位你知道的樂器的著名演奏家嗎?

　　How many are from the 20th century?有幾位是二十世紀的呢?

　　Before then, most famous musicians were also composers.在二十世紀之前，大多數著名的音樂家都是作曲家。

　　Composers were more famous than the players.作曲家比演奏家更出名。

　　Is that the case today?現在還如此嗎?

　　Most of the famous musicians before the 20th century played in orchestras.二十世紀之前的著名音樂家大都在交響樂隊里演出。

　　Today, many of the most well-known musicians belong to the rock and pop world.現在，許多出名的音樂人都是搖滾樂和流行音樂圈的。

　　If they create their own music, are they also composers?如果他們自己創作音樂，他們能稱作是作曲家嗎?

　　Yes, they are. But their work is different to that of Beethoven etc.是的，他們是。但是他們的作品與貝多芬等的作品不同。

　　Is Michael Jackson as famous as Beethoven?邁克爾middot;杰克遜和貝多芬一樣著名嗎?

　　Will his work last as long?他的作品也能有相同的生命力嗎?

　　Modern musicians and composers usually do not stay famous for more than a year or two.現在的音樂家和作曲家受歡迎的時間很少超過一年的。

　　Todayrsquo;s fame is often short lived.現在的名氣往往都是一時的。

　　But the famous will earn lots and lots of money.但成名者卻有大利可圖。

　　It is interesting to compare musicians like Beethoven and Michael Jackson.把貝多芬和杰克遜作比較非常有趣。

　　It is difficult to say which is the best because they are so different.很難說誰比較好，因為他們太不相同了。

　　Each one was famous because they gave the public the right thing at the right time.他們都是優秀的，因為他們滿足了不同時代不同人的需要。

　　Section 20 Famous Musicians

　　How many musical instruments can you think of?你知道幾種樂器呢?

　　Can you name anyone famous for playing what you chose?你能說出一位你知道的樂器的著名演奏家嗎?

　　How many are from the 20th century?有幾位是二十世紀的呢?

　　Before then, most famous musicians were also composers.在二十世紀之前，大多數著名的音樂家都是作曲家。

　　Composers were more famous than the players.作曲家比演奏家更出名。

　　Is that the case today?現在還如此嗎?

　　Most of the famous musicians before the 20th century played in orchestras.二十世紀之前的著名音樂家大都在交響樂隊里演出。

　　Today, many of the most well-known musicians belong to the rock and pop world.現在，許多出名的音樂人都是搖滾樂和流行音樂圈的。

　　If they create their own music, are they also composers?如果他們自己創作音樂，他們能稱作是作曲家嗎?

　　Yes, they are. But their work is different to that of Beethoven etc.是的，他們是。但是他們的作品與貝多芬等的作品不同。

　　Is Michael Jackson as famous as Beethoven?邁克爾middot;杰克遜和貝多芬一樣著名嗎?

　　Will his work last as long?他的作品也能有相同的生命力嗎?

　　Modern musicians and composers usually do not stay famous for more than a year or two.現在的音樂家和作曲家受歡迎的時間很少超過一年的。

　　Todayrsquo;s fame is often short lived.現在的名氣往往都是一時的。

　　But the famous will earn lots and lots of money.但成名者卻有大利可圖。

　　It is interesting to compare musicians like Beethoven and Michael Jackson.把貝多芬和杰克遜作比較非常有趣。

　　It is difficult to say which is the best because they are so different.很難說誰比較好，因為他們太不相同了。

　　Each one was famous because they gave the public the right thing at the right time.他們都是優秀的，因為他們滿足了不同時代不同人的需要。