古筝英文介绍

The Zheng(

筝

) is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. It belongs

to the zither family of string instruments.

It spread very widely and

already has been two thousand years of we also call them

“

Guzheng

”（古筝）。

筝是中国的传统乐器，它属 于弦类乐器的一种，流传很广，至今已有

2000

年的

历史。所以我们也叫它古筝。

The modern-day guzheng is a plucked

（拨弦）

with movable bridges

（筝码）

and

21

strings(

弦

。

The

guzheng's

strings

were

formerly

made

of twisted

silk,

though

by

the

20th

century

most

players

used

metal

（金属）

strings< /p>

。

Since the mid-20th century most performers use steel

（钢的）

strings

flatwound with nylon.

现今的古筝是 有由

21

根弦和可移动的筝码组成的拨弦乐器。早先的弦由丝线 搓

成的，

20

世纪很多演奏者使用金属 弦，到了

20

世纪中期更多的演奏者使用钢的

< br>尼龙弦。

The Guzheng should not to be confused with the Guqin-- another ancient

Chinese zither but without bridges.

古筝要和古琴区分开，因为古琴是没有琴码的。

The guzheng has existed since the Warring States Period

（战国时代）

and

became especially popular during the Qin dynasty

（秦朝）

.The ancient

guzheng

had

12

ys

The

21-string

zheng

is

the

most

commonly

used,

but

some

traditional

musicians

still

use

the

16-string,

especially

along the southeastern coastal(

沿海

) provinces of China and in Taiwan.

古筝的起源可以追溯到战国时代，在秦朝 变得流行。古代的古筝只有

12

根弦，

现在的

21

弦古筝广泛被使用。

但是一 些传统的流派依然使用

16

弦的，

特别 是东

南沿海省份还有台湾。

There are many techniques used in the playing of the guzheng, including

basic plucking actions (right or both hands) at the right portion and

pressing

actions

at

the

left

portion

(by

the

left

hand

）

as

well

as

tremolo

.

These

techniques

of

playing

the

guzheng

can

create

sounds

that

can

evoke

the sense of a cascading waterfall, thunder and even the scenic

countryside.

古筝演奏有很多技巧，

包括右手或两只手在筝码右边的拨弦动作，

左手在左侧按

压琴弦使声音发生改变的技巧例如颤音。

这些技巧能够制造出瀑布、

自然

世界的意境。

Plucking is done mainly by the right hand with four picks

（假指甲），

attached to the fingers. Advanced players may use picks attached to the

fingers

of

both

hands.

Ancient

picks

were

made

of

ivory(

象牙）

and

later

also from tortoise shell.

（龟壳）。