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約翰·塞巴斯蒂安·巴赫被尊稱為“近代音樂之父”，他把西歐不同民族的音樂風(fēng)格融為一體，在18世紀(jì)創(chuàng)作出很多膾炙人口的曲子。如今，在巴赫誕辰334年之際，谷歌公司也為巴赫準(zhǔn)備了一份神奇的“禮物”!

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難詞掃障

1.doodle n.涂鴉

2.melody n.旋律

3.animated adj.動畫的

4.browser n.瀏覽器

5.attribute v.把……歸因于

Johann Sebastian Bach is getting a very modern celebration on what would be his 334th birthday.The composer was honored with his very own Google Doodle—and the Doodle itself is making a bit of history：It's the first to be powered by artificial intelligence．

The AI Google Doodle allows users to create their own tunes，like Bach did back in the 18th century.The Doodle uses machine learning to harmonize melodies.It can turn your music into a Bach-inspired piece，or a compound of Bach and 80s rock—only if you find a hidden“Easter egg”in the Doodle，Google announced．

The AI Doodle was created by Google's Magenta and PAIR teams.Magenta is the company's research project for exploring machine learning；PAIR advances AI research.The advanced Doodle starts with a tiny animated Bach character teaching about harmony and melody.He adds a few notes until he gets a four-part harmony—Bach's significant contribution to music.The user is then invited to add some notes to the staff，and by clicking a“harmonize” button， the Google Doodle uses machine learning to create a harmonized tune.While Magenta handled the machine learning aspect，PAIR created a way for the machine learning to happen within the Web browser.Then，Google's Doodle team brought it all to life.Google released a video explaining how the teams combined technology with art to create the first AI Doodle．

The reason for this great gift to Bach is that the composer was born in the small German town of Eisenach on this day in 1685（under the old Julian calendar），Google explains.Bach composed music at a productive pace and could build and repair complex organs.

Reading Check

1.What can we know about Google Doodle from the text？

A.It was created to celebrate Bach's 334th birthday．

B.It was of little effect on music development in history．

C.It was advanced by a“harmonize”button in AI research．

D.It was a combination of technology and art by the PAIR teams．

2.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 imply？

A.Bach achieved much success at a fast speed．

B.Bach was inspired by someone at a young age．

C.Bach took pride in his contributions to composition．

D.Bach was very strict with himself and set a higher standard for work．

Language Study

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.a bit of 一點(diǎn)

2.power v.驅(qū)動

3.advance v.發(fā)展

4.release v.發(fā)布

5.inspiration n.靈感

Ⅱ.Sentences for writing

1.現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時表將來，表示計劃或安排

Johann Sebastian Bach is getting a very modern celebration on what would be his 334th birthday.約翰·塞巴斯蒂安·巴赫將在他誕辰334周年那天得到一個非常新式的慶?；顒印?/p>

【仿寫】杰克的生日馬上就要到了，我想給他買點(diǎn)好東西。

2.The reason for sth is that...意為“某事的原因是……”

The reason for this great gift to Bach is that the composer was born in the small German town of Eisenach on this day in 1685.送給巴赫這份大禮的原因是，這位作曲家于1685年的這一天出生在德國小鎮(zhèn)愛森納赫。

【仿寫】她被公司解雇的原因是經(jīng)常遲到早退。