《你好,中国》( Hello, China ):19-Gu Qin (古琴)

Long, long ago, a person was playing gu qin. A woodcutter heard the song and said,” I feel the mountains and rivers in the music”. The player was happy that man understood what is in his heart an made friends with him.

The body of gu qin is made of wood and the strings are made of silk. Playing gu qin in an elegant environment brings people back to nature. Playing gu qin can purify the soul. It represents wisdom, talent an emotion.

In 1977, a recording of Flowing Water was broadcasted on the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecrafts in outer space.

单词速记：

1. voyager [ˈvɔɪɪdʒər]  n.航行者;远行者;(尤指)远航探险者

voyage 航行 + er 名词后缀 → 航行者

voyage [ˈvɔɪɪdʒ]  n.航行;(尤指)航海，航天  v.航行;远行;(尤指)远航

voy (=vey) 路 + age 名词后缀 → 航行

From Voyager 2, we now know a lot more about Uranus.

从旅行者2号那里，我们知道了不少有关天王星的情况。

2. spacecraft [ˈspeɪskræft]  n.航天器;宇宙飞船

space 空间 + craft 船 → 宇宙飞船

The spacecraft burned up when it re-entered the earth's atmosphere.

宇宙飞船重新进入地球大气层时烧毁了。

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