匠人攜曲，非遺傳承

四川 袁泉

主題語境：非物質文化遺產 篇幅：336詞 建議用時：7分鐘

1“The arrow shot is so straight that it hits the bull's eye.The young people will have good luck.And sitting on the lawn of the archery field is as comfortable as sitting on soft silk,”Dargye sang as he worked on his handmade bag.

2Dargye,59,is an artist who excels at traditional craftsmanship and Tibetan folk music in Drinba Village in Dragyib District,Nyingchi,Tibet Autonomous Region.The village is famous for its beautiful peach flowers and rich ethnic culture.He remembers many folk songs he learned from his father and his uncle.Now,it's his turn to pass them on.

3The song topics vary.The general themes are archery,herding,love,labor and praise of the land.Dargye's favorite songs are about archery and herding,which play key roles in his life.When Drinba villagers herd their yaks and cows in their summer pasture,they always sing folk songs.

4In addition to teaching these songs to his family members and apprentices（學徒）by inviting them to his home,he also uses social media platforms to teach songs.His daughter,Chok Butri,also admires folk culture.After she posted a video of her daughter,Tsering Kyi,she gained a lot of new fans on a popular short-video platform.“We are modern peo-ple living in the modern era,so it's important that we use modern tools to pass on our traditional culture to make it last forever.It's our responsibility,”said Chok Butri,adding that she and her father often post songs and dances on social platforms.

5Dargye and his fellow villagers also recreate songs,adding modern elements such as aircraft and trains to the lyrics（歌詞）.Besides singing and dancing,Dargye makes handicrafts.His products include various hide and hair ropes,bags made of leather and cloth.Most of them are decorated with Tibetan cultural elements,and each element has a meaning.

6The local government encourages villagers to inherit and develop folk songs and other forms of traditional culture.Dargye's efforts to preserve folk culture have been acknowledged by the government.He was chosen as a county-level intangible cultural inheritor.

Reading Check

Detail1.Who did Dargye learn the folk songs from?

A.His sister. B.His friends.

C.His elders. D.His wife.

Inference2.What can we infer about Dargye?

A.Dargye's effort fails to attract the government's attention.

B.Dargye changed the style of traditional music to recreate it.

C.Dargye's daughter actively participated in passing the songs on.

D.Dargye's songs have various topics,mainly reflecting modern life.

Detail3.What is special about Dargye's handicrafts?

A.All of their raw materials are fairly precious.

B.All of them are of great value for practical use.

C.Dargye only produces simple types.

D.The majority contain meaningful traditional elements.

Inference 4.Which of the following best describes the government's attitude towards Dargye's efforts?

A.Neutral. B.Negative.

C.Supportive. D.Indifferent.

Language Study

Ⅰ.Difficult sentence in the text

We are modern people living in the modern era,so it's important that we use modern tools to pass on our traditional culture to make it last forever.我們是生活在現代的現代人，所以使用現代工具來傳承我們的傳統文化，使其永存是很重要的。

【點石成金】本句中，living in the modern era充當modern people的后置定語，等同于定語從句who are living in the modern era；so引導結果狀語從句。

Ⅱ.Text-centered chunks

work on從事于；做（某事）

excel at擅長

be famous for以……聞名

pass on傳遞

play roles in在……中起作用

be decorated with用……裝飾

be acknowledged by為……所承認（權威、地位）