WHEN Wu Man arrived in New Haven, Connecticut, from Beijing in 1990 she spoke no English and gambled on surviving with the help of her pipa, a traditional lute-like Chinese instrument.

1990年，吴曼从北京奔赴康涅狄格州纽黑文市的那会儿，一句英语也不会说，生存的希望完全寄托在她的琵琶（类似鲁特琴的中国传统乐器）上。

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These will be curated by Wu Man, the brilliant virtuoso on the pipa, a Chinese lute with an assertive voice (if such a thing can be imagined in a lute).

杰出的琵琶演奏家吴蛮将引领这次演出。琵琶是一种中式的鲁特琴，音色铿锵有力(如果把它当做特鲁琴的话)。

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Pipa is an old Chinese plucked string instrument. It is also called the Chinese lute.

琵琶是一种古老的中国拨弦乐器，它也被称为中国月琴。

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The slow, simple and elegant melodies are performed on distinctive instruments such as a bamboo flute called the dongxiao and a crooked-neck lute played horizontally called the pipa, as well as more common wind, string and percussion instruments.

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