1. 因为我已经找到比艺术更令人愉快的事情了。

　　Because I’ve found something more pleasant than art.

　　2. 你最喜欢哪种形式的音乐？What kind of music do you like best?

　　3. 你最喜欢的歌手是谁？Who’s your favourite singer? = Which singer do you like best?

　　4. 在2008年北京奥运会上，每当给获胜者颁发奖牌时，颁奖音乐就会响起。

　　Each time a medal was presented to a winner at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the award music was played.

　　5. 音乐是由谭盾所写。The music was written by Tan Dun.

　　6.谭盾1958年出生于中国湖南省的中部地区，他是在浏阳河边长大的。

　　Born in 1958 in central Hunan, China, Tan Dun grew up near the Liuyang River.

　　7. 他喜欢淙淙的水声和飒飒的风声，因为对他来说，最美妙的音乐来自于大自然。

　　He loves the sounds of the rushing water and the blowing wind because, to him, the best music comes from nature.

　　8. 当谭盾很年轻的时候，就对音乐很感兴趣。

　　When he was very young, Tan showed an interest in music.

　　9. 因为当时没有任何乐器，他就用普通的东西来创作音乐，比如石头和纸。

　　Since he had no musical instruments then, he made music with common objects like stones and paper.

　　10. 八年后，他继续去美国学习。Eight years later, he went on to study in the USA.

　　11. 在那儿他渐渐认识了世界各地伟大的音乐家。

　　There he got to know great musicians from around the world.

　　12. 作为一位作曲家，也许是因为电影《卧虎藏龙》中的音乐使他赢得奥斯卡大奖而令他声名大振。

　　As a composer,  perhaps he is best known for winning an Oscar for his music in the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

　　13. 因为喜欢天籁之音，谭盾多次将其运用于他的音乐中。

　　As he likes the sounds of nature, Tan uses them a lot in his music.

　　14. 相反地，谭盾通过控制水的流速来制造出超过50种不同的声音。

　　Instead, Tan makes over 50 sounds from water by controlling the speed of water flow.

　　15. 北京奥林匹克运动会上运用了传统的中国音乐和一种中国古代的钟声，尽管它是以一种西方的形式呈现出 来的。

　　The music for the Beijing Olympics uses traditional Chinese music and the sounds of an ancient Chinese bell, though it is in a Western style.

　　16. 我的音乐就是梦想无边。My music is to dream without boundaries.

　　17. 在阳光中学将举办一次艺术节。There is going to be an art festival at Sunshine Middle School.

　　18. 我们到达时，凯迪已经到那儿了。When we arrived, Kitty had already been there.

　　19. 由于戏剧20分钟后开演，我们最好快点。We’d better be quick as the opera will begin in 20 minutes.

　　20. 这场戏剧表演持续了一个半小时。The opera lasted for one and a half hours.

　　21. 你今天晚上想去参加一场音乐会吗，贾尼斯？Would you like to go to a concert tonight, Janice?

　　22. 我所有的老师和同学都赞扬我为艺术节做的设计。

　　All my teachers and classmates praised my designs for the art festival.

　　23. 你觉得这个艺术形式怎么样？What do you think of this art form? = How do you like this art form?

　　24. 他们认为我有绘画的天赋。They think I have a real gift for painting.

　　25. 看着这块水彩印，我决定吹一吹。Looking at the mark, I decided to blow it.

　　26. 她鼓励我继续尝试并且创作出更多精彩的画。

　　She encouraged me to keep trying and make more wonderful pictures.

　　27. 后来我的确创造出一些精彩的画。I did make some wonderful pictures later.

　　28. 她英语确实说得非常好。She does speak English very well.