字幕表 動画を再生する 英語字幕をプリント Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Great Britain. Country music is a mixture of music from all of these places. In the American West, cowboys had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away. A cowboy’s life was lonely and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee with lots of caffeine to stay awake at night. He also sang to the cattle to calm them. He sang about the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep. They did not run away if he sang beautiful, peaceful music. critical thinking: In the American West, cowboys sang to calm cattle. However, there is a Chinese proverb "dui niu tan qin" , which means when you can't talk sense, it's like singing to cattle. Do you think there is any chance that cattle can understand music? If so, why? How can you prove it?