And bagpipes , by long tradition , counted as instruments of war .
根据久已形成的传统，风笛成为了战争乐器。
Where I come from in the united states , bagpipes are the pastime of earnest , middle-aged men with potbellies and scottish surnames .
我从美国来，在美国吹风笛是正派中年人的消遣，他们往往大腹便便，有着苏格兰人的姓氏。
Whenever anyone asks me why I still travel on a shoestring at the ripe old age of 38 , I usually tell them about the time I learned how to play the bagpipes in havana .
Once upon a time a harmless journalist called alastair campbell , who plays bagpipes for relaxation , was squeezed from his job because he was out of tune with his new editor .
