Chapter 228: Sioux City University
There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below.
Sioux City University is located in the beautiful landscaped old town of Sioux City, although it has a long history, as a leading comprehensive university in China, Sioux City University is one of the first institutions of higher learning in China to open overseas students to exchange and study.
It not only has the elegance and classicism of Wuyue culture, but also integrates the openness and freedom of Shanghai-style culture, forming the unique school spirit and academic style of Sioux City University.
Walking around this beautiful university, you can often see blonde Western students talking and laughing in broken Chinese.
In the grove, you may encounter shy Japanese schoolgirls, diligently holding their big tongues, trying to speak Chinese well.
On the small playground, groups of Brazilian students play the purest samba football.
Of course, you'll also see a lot of Chinese students learning English and other languages with foreign students.
Cultural barriers are gradually being broken down in China, and this is especially evident in this open university.
The Christmas Eve concert hosted by the guitar club was supported by many foreign students.
Many students from Western countries have signed up for this concert, wanting to celebrate their own "Spring Festival" in a foreign country.
However, the requirements of the guitar club are very high, and the general KTV level performance will definitely not be on the stage on the night of December 24.
The female president of the guitar club, Xu Jingwei, who is in her second year of graduate school at the School of Computer Science of Suzhou University, personally selected the program of this concert, and Zuihou only left six groups of foreign students to perform, and the rest were all performances by members of their guitar club.
There is only one day left until Christmas Eve. In the afternoon, all the students who participated in the performance came to the auditorium of SU University for a rehearsal.
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The sun is shining on Kentucky's hometown~
In the summer, the blacks rejoice~
The corn is ripe~
The grassland is full of flowers~
The birds on the branches sing all day long~
The children were playing in the cottage~
How happy, how happy and comfortable~
Unfortunately, fate came knocking on the door to visit~
Ah, zaijian, my dear hometown~
Don't cry, girl~
Don't be sad today~
Let's sing for our dear homeland~
Sing for that distant homeland~
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On the stage, four male students from SU University are singing a very classic American old song "My Kentucky Hometown" for Kevin James, a black student from Kentucky, USA.
James adapted the first half of the song into his preferred Chinese, but his own spoken Chinese was poor and not smooth. So it's up to four Su Da friends. Use the form of a middle and high pitch to help him sing the first half of the song.
Because it was an American folk song more than 100 years ago, the retro style of this song made many Su college students in the audience feel that their ears were about to grow dirt! It's so earthy!
Especially when James has a mouth. Many people were stimulated by James's slow-to-fast bass tones that made people fall asleep. What an old hat! A typical western native old hat! But he is still very involved in singing himself! I really didn't know that Xu Jingwei Weishenme would choose such a song into the concert!
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The-sun-shines-bright-in-the-old-Kentucky-home~
This-summer-the-people-are-gay~
The-corn-tops-ripe-and-the-meadows-in-the-bloom~
While-the-birds-make-music-all-the-day~
The-young-folks-roll-on-the-little-cabin-floor~
All-merry-all-happy-and-brightβ¦β¦
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Massive James, who is 1.9 meters tall. With his eyes closed, he sang emotionally on the stage, as if he had really returned to his hometown of Kentucky.
Many of the students sitting in the audience couldn't stand James's low singing anymore. It's completely in one key, it's really ugly!
Several students were talking to each other, speculating whether Xu Jingwei was under pressure from the school to choose James for the concert.
You know, the race war is raging on the African continent right now, especially in South Africa, where blacks are fighting for equal power.
The news stations in China broadcast the progress of the racial struggle there every day, and the focus of the eyes of the whole Shijie has also been on racial discrimination and racial struggle for some time recently.
As an international university, Sioux City University is not far behind, and blacks often hand out leaflets to ask for support.
The school also took this matter seriously, so it issued an executive order to put a song like James sympathetic to the fate of black slaves into the concert.
These students were absolutely right in their guesses! Xu Jingwei was also forced to add this folk song with the strong rustic atmosphere of Westerners to this passionate concert.
In her own opinion, the song itself is still good, although its structure is relatively simple, the rhythm is relatively stable, and the vocal range is not wide, but if it is sung well, it can still exude that strong and melodious nostalgic taste. In any case, this song is also a classic by Stephen Foster, a well-known American composer of folk songs.
But the problem is, James sings really badly! His voice is deep, a natural bass tone, but his singing is more terrible than a pentatonic voice, it is completely out of tune! It's like chanting, and it's drowsy to listen to!
Such a song, the school leaders also ordered it to be put in the climax stage of the concert, to show the students from all over the world that they care about Shijie, and to remind the students of Suzhou University that when you are happily living Christmas Eve, far away on the land of Africa, and even in many Western countries, there are thousands of black compatriots who are in dire straits!
Such an entertaining and educational idea really gave Xu Jingwei a headache!
Although the students of this concert are free of charge, people sacrifice their spare time to watch the concert for relaxation and enjoyment, which is for education!
The school is now doing this, and it is not a person inside and outside Xu Jingwei and the entire guitar club. A lot of foreign students have been brushed down by them, and if they see James' performance at this level, they will definitely scold the guitar club for being unfair!
When our students come to the concert, if they see such a song at the climax, they will definitely be very relieved! Even smarter students will scold them that the guitar club is a lackey of the school!
Listening to James's terrifying singing, the more Xu Jingwei listened, the more cold her heart became, although she was very sympathetic to the fate of those black compatriots, but their guitar club had been preparing for a concert for so long, I really didn't want to be messed up by this black guy!
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"The level of our school's guitar club is very high, my dear, even if you are a musical genius, you will be impressed by them!" Lu Qin Xiaoniao held Du Xinghe's arm and walked to the school auditorium, introducing as she walked, and her intimate emotions were completely devoted to the role of Du Xinghe's girlfriend.
Du Xinghe was a little uncomfortable, not used to the peculiar perfume smell on Lu Qin's body, and even more uncomfortable with Lu Qin's name for him: "Don't you call him so sensual, even if it's a real boyfriend and girlfriend, there are few people who are called 'dear' outside." β
"And what do I call you? β¦β¦ Husband? β
"Just call me Mr. Du! What is it called, husband! Who's your husband! β
Lu Qin pretended to be aggrieved and said: "Now that students are in love, they all call each other 'husband' and 'wife', and I am quite subtle." I didn't call you 'our family'. β
Du Xinghe really wanted to kneel for Lu Qin, and said bitterly: "I obey you, Mr. Lu, please, just call me Mr. Du, or I will have goosebumps all over my body and I won't be able to act." β
Lu Qin looked left and right, and found that a few students were paying attention to them, and they were busy covering their mouths and whispering to Du Xinghe: "A lot of people are watching us, don't keep talking about acting!" You must really treat me like your girlfriend! Isn't this all about haode before? β
Du Xinghe saw that someone was indeed whispering to them, obviously, Lu Qin was very famous in Su University, and many students could recognize her when walking on the road, so he had to pretend to smile at Lu Qin, and said with his tongue with his lips tensed: "Call me Mr. Du." β
"Husband, what are you talking about? I can't hear clearly. β
Facing Lu Qin's smiling face pretending to be stupid, Du Xinghe really had the urge to give her an iron head! This drama can't go on! Just as he was about to lose his temper, he heard a girl's clever voice behind him: "Teacher Lu! β
Du Xinghe was very sensitive to sound, and he could tell that the voice belonged to Li Yanni, who had sold his notebook before.
Looking back, sure enough, it was Li Yanni who hurriedly chased after them.
"Future Master?"
After seeing Du Xinghe, Li Yanni was stunned, looking from behind, she didn't recognize Du Xinghe, until Du Xinghe turned around, this clever female student was speechless as if she had discovered a shocking secret!
Seeing Lu Qin holding Du Xinghe's arm affectionately, the two of them ...... Don't...... That's too fast, isn't it?
"Nizi, take the 'future' away, you can officially call him Shigong."
Lu Qin introduced Li Yanni sweetly, like a little girl who had just been immersed in aiqing.
Li Yanni still couldn't believe it, and secretly glanced at Du Xinghe, seeing that Du Xinghe's expression was a little strange, but she didn't object to Lu Qin's words, Li Yanni hurriedly pulled Lu Qin aside and reminded Lu Qin like a best friend: "Doesn't Xiao Du always have a girlfriend?" Why did he get with you so soon, and it's only been a few days? He's not going to be stepping on two boats, is he? (To be continued......)