英语听力：Beethoven 贝多芬 - 06

Beethoven's music was controversial; it could be interpreted in two quite extreme ways as, as very bad or very good, therefore perhaps much more so than other music, it was in need of framing, it needed a kind of protective envelope, that could intro

英语听力：Beethoven 贝多芬 - 05

The typical piano of 1790s, say, 3, in Vienna was a fairly light instrument, and it was very well suited to the kind of pianism that were most conventional in Vienna at that time. Beethoven changed the whole style of playing. He wanted bigger pianos,

英语听力：Beethoven 贝多芬 - 03

Beethoven's mother died of consumption. The inscription says that she was such a good, kind mother to me and indeed my best friend. His father became more and more alcholic till it finally became the case that, Beethoven had to ask for his father's s

英语听力：Beethoven 贝多芬 - 02

He was baptized on the 17th of December, 1770 and was probably born the day before. He came from a musical family. His father was a court tenor, His grandfather was a kapellmeister, the top job. But while his grandfather was a great musician, his fat

英语听力：Beethoven 贝多芬 - 01

When Beethoven died, the weather even sort of noted the event. There was a rare thunderstorm and snowstorm and there was a crash of lightning and thunder and... Beethoven opened his eyes and sort of raised up his fist and the Viennese look it as a po

英语听力：Beethoven 贝多芬 - 09

The great composer's romantic life was much less successful. He gave piano lessons to many women of noble birth. In 1801, he dedicated the Moonlight Sonata to one of these aristocratic pupils whom he loved. Her name was Countess Giulietta Guicciardi.

英语听力：Wild China 美丽中国 -3

The ideal date depends on what the weather will do this year, never easy to predict. But there is some surprising help at hand. On the ceiling of the Songs' living room, a pair of red-rumped swallows newly arrived from their winter migration is busy

英语听力：Wild China 美丽中国 -2

It has transformed the landscape. Late winter in southern Yunnan is a busy time for local farmers as they prepare the age-old paddy fields ready for the coming spring. These hill slopes of Yunyang county plunge nearly 2,000 meters to the floor of the

英语听力：Wild China 美丽中国 -1

The last hidden world---China. For centuries, travelers to China have told tales of magical landscapes and surprising creatures. Chinese civilization is the worlds oldest. And today, its largest, with well over a billion people. Its home to more than

英语听力：Wild China 美丽中国 -4

But their attitude changed when the head of the village fell ill. They blamed the birds and were all set to destroy their nests, but the local government stepped in to protect them. Bendy bamboo may not be the safest nesting place, but at least this