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Read the passage and complete the fact sheet on page 63.
阅读短文，完成第63页上的简报。
A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever
一首乡村音乐的歌永远地改变了她的生活
When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family.
当萨拉年少时，她几乎每一件事都要与她的家人争吵。
But five years ago, while she was studying abroad in England,
但是五年前，当她在英国留学时，
she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio.
她在收音机里听到一首充满感情的有关回家的歌曲。
It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US.
这首歌让萨拉想起了她在美国的家人和朋友。
She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them.
她逐渐意识到，事实上她是多么想念所有的人。
Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music.
从那以后，她成了美国乡村音乐的一名歌迷。
Country is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America.
乡村音乐是一种来自美国南部几个州的传统类型的音乐。
Nashville, Tennessee is the home of country music.
田纳西州的纳什维尔是乡村音乐的故乡。
Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success,
现在许多歌曲只是关于美国现代生活的，比如金钱和成功的重要性，
but not about belonging to a group.
而不是有关归属感的。
However, country music brings us back to the"good old days" when people were kind to each other and trusted one another.
然而，乡村音乐带我们回到"过去的好时光"，那时的人们互相善待、彼此信任。
It reminds us that the best things in life are free laughter, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.
提醒我们，生活中最美好的东西都是无偿的-笑、朋友、家庭、自然和乡村之美。
Sarah hasn't been to Nashville yet, but it is her dream to go there one day.
萨拉还没有去过纳什维尔，但是她梦想将来有一天能去那儿。
She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it.
她已读了很多关于这个地方的介绍，并做了一些相关的研究。
She knows that there is a Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Nashville.
她知道在纳什维尔有一个乡村音乐名人堂博物馆。
There are also always a lot of great country music concerts with famous musicians and singers, like Garth Brooks.
那儿也总有很多大型乡村音乐会，像加斯·布鲁克斯那样的著名音乐人和歌手都会到场。
Sarah has already listened to most of his songs.
萨拉已经听过他的大部分的歌曲。
"Garth is one of the most successful musicians in American history.
加思是美国历史上最成功的音乐人之一。
He's sold more than 120 million records.
他的唱片销量已经达到一亿两千多万张。
I hope to see him sing live one day!"
我希望有一天看到他现场演唱！
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