与美国小学生一起学英文第6册 第31期:木琴

 　　The Xylophone 木琴

　　The xylophone is a musical instrument. 木琴是一种乐器。

　　The xylophone is usually made of wooden bars. 木琴通常是由木条制作的。

　　These bars have all various length. 这些木条长短不一。

　　The different length make different sounds. 不同长度的木条发出的声音也不一样。

　　How are they different? 它们如何不同呢？

　　The longer bars make a lower pitch, the shorter bars make a higher pitch. 较长的木条发得音低，较短的木条发的音高。

　　We hit the bars with the stick to make music. 我们用棍子敲击木条来制作音乐。

　　This stick is made of wood too. 这根棍子也是由木头制作的。

　　The name of this stick is the mallet¹. 这根木棍叫做小音槌。

1 mallet   

n.槌棒

参考例句：

• He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet.他用木槌猛敲木栓顶。
• The chairman rapped on the table twice with his mallet.主席用他的小木槌在桌上重敲了两下。