One area about which westerners know next to nothing is chinese music , and any mention of " chinese opera " is likely to be met with some silly imitation of thin , high-pitched singing and twangy instruments .
所以在西方人眼力，中国戏剧不过是简单的几把琴，几个单薄而音调较高的人声歌唱而已。
Rebel radio issued incessant calls against looting government buildings ( they are your buildings , said the announcer , to the soothing strains of a twangy southern guitar ) , against harming captured prisoners and , optimistically in a capital now awash with arms of all kinds , against using guns to settle old scores .
