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On December 23, 2008, Niu Niu held a piano concert at the national Grand Theater (國家大劇院). As an eleven-year-old boy, he became the youngest pianist ever to perform a concert at the theater.
Never too young to learn
Niu Niu was born into a musical family in Xiamen. His father Zhang was a piano teacher. Niu Niu grew up listening to his father’s students playing the piano. At just three years old, Niu Niu asked his father to teach him to play, too.
“I gave Niu Niu some sheet music and helped him find the eight notes when he first played the piano. To my surprise, he played nearly 80 percent correct,” said the father. He used to think that three years old is too young an age to learn piano, but Niu Niu changed his mind. He continued to allow Niu Niu to watch his teaching of other students and gave him more sheet music to play.
Playing for fun
Zhang started teaching Niu Niu standard piano lessons when he was four. Unlike many other piano teachers, Zhang didn’t insist that Niu Niu play strictly with the correct finger positioning (位置). He said that the strict finger positioning would rob some kids of fun of playing. So Niu Niu could play in his own way. He could play the tone successfully. But Niu Niu was required to play the music without looking at the sheet music. Now he can remember about 80 pages.
Rising to fame
In 2003, at the age of 6, Niu Niu successfully held a sole concert in his hometown Xiamen. At the age of 8, he gave a performance at the International Piano Festival in France. At the age of 10, Niu Niu played in London and his performance was praised by Prince Charles. Last year, this young pianist published his first album “Niu Niu Plays Mozart” and over 10,000 copies have been sold in the world.
We are very glad to see a young Chinese pianist rising in the music world.
小題1:How old was Niu Niu when he performed a concert at the National Grand Theater?
小題2:What was Niu Niu’s father?
小題3:What did Niu Niu’s father feel when Niu Niu played nearly 80 percent of the sheet music correct?
小題4:What did Niu Niu’s father say about the strict finger positioning?
小題5:What do you think of Zhang’s way of teaching his son Niu Niu? （請自擬一句話作答）

小題1:(He was) 11 years old./ He was 11.
小題2:(He was) A piano teacher.
小題3:He felt surprised./ Surprised.
小題4:(He said that) The strict finger positioning would rob some kids of fun of playing.
小題5:It (His way) was good/ wonderful/ successful/ effective./ It was a proper way/ …

小題1:從第一段的句子：As an eleven-year-old boy, he became the youngest pianist ever to perform a concert at the theater. 可知答案是：(He was) 11 years old./ He was 11.
小題2:從第二段的句子：His father Zhang was a piano teacher. 可知牛牛的爸爸是個鋼琴老師：(He was) A piano teacher.
小題3:從第三段的句子：To my surprise, he played nearly 80 percent correct,”可知牛牛的爸爸感到很驚訝。He felt surprised./ Surprised.
小題4:從第四段的句子：He said that the strict finger positioning would rob some kids of fun of playing.可知嚴格的手指位置會讓孩子沒有談鋼琴的樂趣： (He said that) The strict finger positioning would rob some kids of fun of playing.
小題5:這題答案可以學生自己發(fā)揮：It (His way) was good/ wonderful/ successful/ effective./ It was a proper way/ …
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