答案：1. be born in/on
解析：“出生于…”常用短语be born in（接地点或年份等）或be born on（接具体日期）。
2. show musical talent
解析：“展现”是show，“音乐天赋”是musical talent，所以“展现音乐天赋”是show musical talent。
3. spend time (in) doing sth.
解析：“花时间做某事”的固定短语是spend time (in) doing sth.。
4. in difficult times
解析：“在…时期”是in，“艰难的”是difficult，“时期”是times，所以“在艰难时期”是in difficult times。
5. be honored as
解析：“被誉为”的常用短语是be honored as。
6. change history
解析：“改变”是change，“历史”是history，所以“改变历史”是change history。
7. from an early age
解析：“从…起”是from，“幼时”是an early age，所以“从幼时起”是from an early age。
8. inspire generations of people
解析：“激励”是inspire，“数代人”是generations of people，所以“激励数代人”是inspire generations of people。
9. become a symbol of hope
解析：“成为”是become，“象征”是symbol，“希望”是hope，所以“成为希望的象征”是become a symbol of hope。
10. gain international respect
解析：“获得”是gain，“国际的”是international，“尊重”是respect，所以“获得国际尊重”是gain international respect。（答案不唯一，也可译为win international respect等）

答案：1. From an early age, he showed excellent musical talent and could play many instruments.
解析：“从幼时起”是From an early age，“展现出极好的音乐才能”是showed excellent musical talent，“能弹奏许多乐器”是could play many instruments，按照要求的句型结构组合即可。
2. To inspire generations of people, Nie Er devoted himself to music creation day and night.
解析：“为激励一代代人”用不定式To inspire generations of people作目的状语，“聂耳”是Nie Er，“夜以继日地投身音乐创作之中”是devoted himself to music creation day and night，符合(To..., devoted himself to...)的结构。
3. Due to his outstanding contributions, he was honored as "the people's musician".
解析：“由于他的杰出贡献”是Due to his outstanding contributions，“被誉为‘人民的音乐家’”是was honored as "the people's musician"，符合(Due to..., he was...)的结构。
4. In a word, his spirit will always inspire the Chinese people.
解析：“总而言之”是In a word，“他的精神将永远激励着中国人民”是his spirit will always inspire the Chinese people，符合(In a word, his spirit will...)的结构。