美国人的英语爱好，以本地制造为荣
<p><span word="james">james</span> <span word="fenimore">fenimore</span> <span word="cooper">cooper</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="american">american</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="americans">americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="ignorant">ignorant</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span>." <span word="if">if</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="most">most</span> <span word="americans">americans</span>——<span word="even">even</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>——<span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="but">but</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="america">america</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="u">u</span>.<span word="s">s</span>.<span word="a">a</span>."</p><p>一位美国早期的作家柯柏(<span word="james">james</span> <span word="fenimore">fenimore</span> <span word="cooper">cooper</span>)曾说：「美国人对音乐艺术几乎可以说是相当的无知。」如果这话曾经是事实，今日你绝不会这么认为了。大部份的美国人，甚至包括那些没有音乐细胞的人，都有自己喜爱的音乐型态。许多人喜欢世界各国的古典音乐和民俗音乐，然而美国其它的流行音乐则是「在美国制造」的。</p><p><span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="americans">americans</span>. <span word="this">this</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="states">states</span>. <span word="country">country</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="down">down</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="life">life</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hardships">hardships</span>. <span word="guitars">guitars</span>, <span word="banjos">banjos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violins">violins</span>——<span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fiddles">fiddles</span>——<span word="give">give</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nashville">nashville</span>, <span word="tennessee">tennessee</span>——<span word="music">music</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="u">u</span>.<span word="s">s</span>.<span word="a">a</span>. <span word="country">country</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="opryland">opryland</span>" <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="rides">rides</span>. "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="ole">ole</span> <span word="opry">opry</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="broadcasts">broadcasts</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="opryland">opryland</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>.</p>
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