与美国小学生一起学英文第1册 第31期:钢琴

 　　Piano 钢琴

　　The piano is a musical instrument. 钢琴是一种乐器。

　　The piano has 36 black keys and 52 white keys. 钢琴有36个黑键和52个白键。

　　If people hit the keyboards with their fingers, sound comes from inside of the piano. 若是有人用手指敲打琴键，声音就会从钢琴内部传出。

　　What is a piano made of? 钢琴是用什么材料制作而成的呢？

　　It is made of maple¹ wood for the body. 琴身是由枫木制成的。

　　Strong steel for the piano's strings². 琴弦是由强钢制作的。

　　And bass³ wood for the piano keys. 而琴键是由椴木做成的。

1 maple   

n.槭树，枫树，槭木

参考例句：

• Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees.枫糖是由枫树的树液制成的。
• The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。

2 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

3 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。