问答题 1.  中国音乐悠久的历史,可以追溯到七八千年前的新石器时代(the Neolithic time),这个时代的乐器(也是最古老的乐器)大概就是石头。在黄帝时代的传说中,有一位名叫神农的音乐家,据说他是牛首蛇身。神农曾尝遍百草而发现医药。在中国古代,有关音乐方面的书籍不下三百种。孔子是春秋时期著名的教育家,同时又是一位音乐家。他在古琴方面的造诣很高。他不仅能自己作曲,还写过许多论述音乐的随笔。
【正确答案】Chinese music has long history, dating back to the Neolithic time seven or eight thousand years ago. The musical instruments at that time were probably stone (it was also the earliest musical instrument). In the legendary era of Yellow Emperor, there was a musician named Shen Nong, who was allegedly to have a cow head with snake body. Shen Nong invented Chinese medicine by personal tasting and experiment on hundreds of herbs. In ancient China, there were not less than 300 books about music. Confucius was a famous educationist at the time of Spring and Autumn Period, he was a musician as well. He obtained high accomplishments on Guqin (ancient lute). He not only composed music by himself, but also wrote many essays on music.
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