2025年06月四级第2套仔细阅读 Passage 2 原文翻译及答案解析

With the rise of pop music, jazz, and electronic music, both opera and classical music started to fade away from the public eye. Some people are beginning to wonder whether opera and classical music are still relevant to the modern world of music. Granted, you will not typically see today's teenagers lending their ears to Bach anytime soon, but there are some major indicators that both opera and classical music are now still quite alive.

随着流行音乐、爵士乐和电子音乐的兴起，歌剧和古典音乐都开始淡出公众视野。一些人开始质疑歌剧和古典音乐是否仍与当代音乐世界相关。诚然，你通常不会看到今天的青少年很快去聆听巴赫的音乐，但有一些重要迹象表明，歌剧和古典音乐如今依然相当活跃。

The most major indicator of classical music's importance in society today is the fact that much of the popular music that is currently being produced uses similar beats, harmonies, and melodies (旋律) as those that were used in some of classical music's best works. Even so, it can be difficult for those who do not study music theory to see this as an indicator, since it is subtle and just shows the impact symphonic (交响乐的) orchestras have had on society's taste in music.

古典音乐在当今社会重要性的最显著标志是，目前制作的许多流行音乐使用了与古典音乐最佳作品中相似的节拍、和声和旋律。即便如此，对于那些不学习音乐理论的人来说，很难将此视为一个标志，因为它很微妙，只显示了交响乐团对社会音乐品味的影响。

A better example for the relevance of opera and classical music can be seen in the invention of the rock opera. Opera, in its simplest definition, is telling a story using music as its form. The art of telling a story using music has not faded in the least bit. In fact, sometimes actual orchestras are used for major parts of the opera itself. Some of the world's greatest hits have been parts of rock operas.

歌剧和古典音乐相关性的一个更好例子是摇滚歌剧的发明。歌剧最简单的定义是，用音乐作为形式来讲述故事。用音乐讲故事的艺术丝毫没有消退。事实上，有时真正的管弦乐队被用于歌剧的主要部分。世界上一些最热门的歌曲曾是摇滚歌剧的一部分。

Fans of classical music can also tell you that there are few types of music that are more expressive. So, it should come as no surprise to anyone that classical music pieces are still used as background music in modern movies. Symphonic orchestra compositions have also been created solely for the purpose of being included in major motion pictures. These are often very well received amongst mainstream music fans.

古典音乐的爱好者也会告诉你，很少有音乐类型比古典音乐更具表现力。因此，古典音乐作品仍被用作现代电影的背景音乐，这不应让任何人感到惊讶。交响乐团作品也被专门创作出来，以便纳入主要电影中。这些作品往往在主流音乐爱好者中广受欢迎。

Classical music and opera are the very foundation of what our modern music is based upon. Considering the huge impact they have had on our current society, it is without doubt that we can expect them to continue to remain important for centuries to come.

古典音乐和歌剧正是我们现代音乐的基础。考虑到它们对当今社会的巨大影响，毫无疑问，我们可以预期它们将在未来几个世纪继续保持重要性。