文体笑话：6、 Clarinet 单簧管

6. Clarinet

When I played with a symphony orchestral2, our union reached an agreement with a major airline about which instruments we could carry on board, and which had to be shipped as luggage. A cellist3 was dismayed to find that his delicate, expensive wood instrument was consigned4 to the rougher handling and cold temperatures of the baggage hold.

He neatly solved the problem. Cello5 in hand, he approached the flight attendant at the gate and asked, "May I bring my clarinet on board?" Scanning6 her list, she replied, "Clarinets are okay. Have a good trip," and, smiling, waved him on.

Notes:

1. Clarinet 单簧管

2. symphony orchestra 交响乐团

3. cellist 大提琴家

4. consign 委托，交付

5. cello 大提琴

6. scan 浏览

单簧管

我在一个交响乐团演奏时，我们乐团与一家大航空公司达成协议，哪些乐器可以带上飞机，哪些乐器要作为行李托运。一个大提琴手惊愕地发现他那精致、昂贵的木质乐器竟要托运，经受行李舱内的低温以及野蛮的装缷。

他干净利落地解决了这个问题。他手里拿着大提琴，走到门口的空中小姐跟前，问道：“我可以将我单簧管带上飞机吗？”空中小姐扫了一眼手上的清单，说：“单簧管可以。祝你旅途愉快。”然后微笑着挥手让他进去了。

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单簧管是木管乐器的一种，通常用非洲黑木制造，由木料、硬橡胶或金属制成。它有一个鸟嘴形的吹口和圆形的空心，管身是可装拆的喇叭口，管体成圆筒形，下端为开放的喇叭口。在吹口处固定一个簧片，吹奏者通过簧片和吹口的空间吹气时，并配合下唇适当的压力，薄薄的簧片尖产生振动，使乐器管内的空气柱开始振动，因而发出柔美的音色。其根源可以追溯到号角和风笛，一般认为是从一种类似竖笛的单簧片乐器芦笛演变而来。现代的单簧管是德国笛子制作人约翰·丹纳在1690年发明的，此后屡经改进，最终由德国长笛演奏家特奥巴尔德·波姆定型。