自考英語二(新版)原文 Unit 9 Facing Life

Unit9FacingLife’sChallengesAFamousQuote:Theonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself.-FranklinDelanoRoosevelt我唯一要恐懼的就是恐懼本身?！惶m克林.德拉諾.羅斯福FranklinDelanoRoosevelt(1882-1945),the32ndPresidentoftheUnitedStates(1933-1945),heledthenationoutoftheGreatDepressionandlaterintoWorldWarII.Beforehedied,heclearedthewayforpeace,includingestablishmentoftheUnitedNations.HispresidencyiswidelyregardedasoneofthegreatestinUShistory.Pre-readingQuestions:Haveyoueverdonehurdles?Whatdoyouthinkofit?你參加過跨欄比賽嗎？對此有什么看法？Whatkindsofdifficultiesandchallengeshaveyouevermetinyourlife?你在生活中遇到過什么樣的困難和挑戰(zhàn)？NewWordshurdle/'h3:dl/n.raceinwhichrunnersorhorseshavetojumpoverhurdles跨欄賽②eachofaseriesofverticalframesthatapersonorhorsejumpsoverinarace欄架;跨欄③aproblemordifficultythatmustbesolvedordealtwithbeforeyoucanachievesomething難關;障礙negative/'negative/n.adj.awordorstatementthatmeans“no";arefusalordenial否定詞;否定;拒絕badorharmful壞的:有害的despair/dr'spe?(r)/e.tostophavinganyhopethatasituationwillchangeorimprove絕望;失去希望:喪失信心petty/'peti/adj.smallandunimportant小的:瑣碎的;次要的individual/indi'vid?u?l/adj.connectedwithoneperson;designedforoneperson一個人的:供一個人用的lane/lein/n.anarrowmarkedsectionofatrackoraswimmingpoolthatisusedbyonepersontakingpartinarace(比賽的)跑道，泳道spot/spdt/naparticularareaorplace地點:場所:處所symbolize/'simb?laiz/u.tobeasymbolofsomething象征;是...的象征;代表incredibly/in'kred?bli/adv.extremely極端地:極其positive/'pdz?tiv/adj.goodoruseful良好的:正面的tough/t?f/adjhavingorcausingproblemsordifficulties艱苦的:艱難的:棘手的arise/?'raiz/v.(especiallyofaproblemoradifficultsituation)tohappen;tostarttoexist發(fā)生產(chǎn)生:出現(xiàn)lost/ldst/adj.unabletodealsuccessfullywithaparticularsituation不知所措的:-籌莫展的leap/li:p/v.tojumphighoralongway跳躍yard/ja:d/n.aunitformeasuringlength,equalto3feet(36inches)or0.9144ofametre碼inch/int?/n.aunitformeasuringlength,equalto2.54centimetres.Thereare12inchesinafoot.英寸cinch/sint?/nsomethingthatisveryeasy很容易的事:小菜PhrasesandExpressionslineuptostandinalineorrow;toformaqueue/line排成一行:站隊;排隊(等候)effectenduptofindyourselfinaplaceorsituationthatyoudidnotintendorexpecttobein最終成為;最后處于keepupwithtomove,makeprogressorincreaseatthesamerateassomebody/something(與-)齊步前進:并駕齊驅:跟上paceoneselftofindtherightspeedorrhythmforyourworkoranactivitysothatyouhaveenoughenergytodowhatyouhavetodo調整自己的工作(或活動)節(jié)奏fitintolive,work,etc.inaneasyandnaturalwaywithsomebody/something(與--)合得來;適應getovertodealwithorgaincontrolofsomething解決:克服:控制wearouttomakeyourself/somebodyfeelverytired使疲乏:使筋疲力盡:使厭煩witheasewithnodifficulty輕而易舉地makeittobesuccessfulinyourcareer獲得成功fallovertohityourfootagainstsomethingwhenyouarewalkingandfall,oralmostfall被.絆倒:幾乎被絆倒getlosttobeunabletodealsuccessfullywithaparticularsituation不知所措:一籌莫展lookbackontothinkaboutsomethinginyourpast回首[往事):回憶;回顧inchbyinchveryslowlyandwithgreatcareordifficulty緩饅而謹慎地:一步一步atatimeseparatelyoringroupsoftwo,threeetc.oneachoccasion每次:逐一;依次TextA:300Hurdles300米跨欄Lifemaygiveyounegative,butdon’tdespair–itmayjustdevelopintoabeautifulpictureoneday.Thisyear,IrealizedmytheorythatIhaveonlife.Lifeislikea300mhurdlerace.SinceIrunthe300mhurdles,Iwouldknowwhattheraceislike.生活也許會充滿荊棘坎坷，但不要灰心絕望——也許有一天它便會勾勒出一幅美麗的畫卷。今年我懂得了生活的真諦——生活就像一個300米的跨欄比賽。因為參加300米跨欄比賽，所以我知道在這個比賽過程中應該怎么做。Thefirstthingtoanyraceisworryingaboutwhetheryouaregoingtowinornot.Thisrelatestoworryingaboutthepettythingsinlife.Doesitreallymatterifyouwin?Isitreallygoingtobetheendoftheworld?Orwillyoubeupsetifyouloseandforgetaboutit?Inlifeweworrytoomuchandliveinthemomenttoolittle.對于所有的比賽來說，最擔心的事情莫過于輸贏。這就好像在擔心生活中那些無關緊要的事情一樣。難道獲勝真的那么重要?難道輸了就意味著世界末日的來臨?或者你因為輸了比賽就黯然神傷然后才慢慢忘記?生活中，我們擔心得太多，而活在當下太少。Nextistheliningupinourownindividuallanes.Weeachstartatdifferentspots,buttheraceisstillthesamedistanceforeveryone.Thisrelatestoourlivestakingustodifferentplacesandputtingusindifferentsituations,buthopefullywewillendupinthesameplace,butmaybeatdifferenttimes.接下來就是在我們自己的跑道上蓄勢待發(fā)。盡管在不同的地點起跑，但對我們每個人來說比賽的路程是相同的。這就好比生活將我們引領到不同的地方，放置到不同的環(huán)境中，但令人充滿希望的是，盡管在不同的時間，但我們最終會在同一個地方謝幕。Nowcomesthebeginningoftherace.Wealltrytokeepupwitheveryoneandpaceourselveswithotherpeople.Thissymbolizesthatattimesineveryone’slivesweworryaboutfittinginorbeingthesameasotherpeople,insteadofworryingaboutbeingunique.Ifanyonewerethesame,theworldwouldbeincrediblyboring.現(xiàn)在比賽開始。我們都竭盡全力追趕別人，盡量讓自己跟上他人的步伐。這表明有時在生活中我們每個人都會擔心要去適應他人或者與他人一樣，而不是擔心成為獨一無二的自己。如果人與人沒有什么區(qū)別的話，這個世界是多么單調，令人生厭啊。Nowcomesthefirsthurdle.Thishurdleistheeasiesttogetoverbecauseyouarenotwornoutfromrunning.Weallmakeitoverthishurdlewithease.Thissymbolizesthoseobstaclesinlifethatwestruggletogetover,butwealwaysmanagetodoso.Youcanlookatthathurdleintwoways:“Ican’tmakeitover,I’mtired”or“Iamonemorehurdleclosertofinishingthisrace.”Thisisanexampleoftakinganegativesituationandseeingsomethingpositiveinit.現(xiàn)在到了第一個跨欄。由于剛開始比賽你還沒有筋疲力盡，所以這個跨欄是最容易的。我們很輕松地跨過了這個欄桿。這就好像我們奮力去克服生活中的一些障礙，無論怎樣，我們總能解決它們。你可以用兩種心態(tài)看待這個跨欄：“我無法跨過它，我太累了”或者“我又跨過了一個欄桿，我離比賽終點又近了一步”。這是一個在消極的環(huán)境中看到積極因素的例子。Thenextpartoftheraceiseveryhurdlebetweenthefirstandthelastone.Thesehurdlesgettougherandtougherandyoumayfeelasthoughyoucan’tgoon.Thishappensalotinlifetoo.Theremaybeasituationthatariseswhereyoufeelasthoughyoucan’tmakeitandallyoucanthinkisgivingup.Youmayfalloverthat“hurdle”orstrugglegettingoverit,butsomehowyoufinditinyourselftojumpoveritandmoveonwiththerace.比賽的下一部分，就是介于第一個欄和最后一個欄中間的每一個欄?？邕^這些欄難度越來越大，你似乎感覺到自己無法繼續(xù)堅持了。當然這種事情在生活中也經(jīng)常發(fā)生。譬如，有些時候你覺得自己無法完成某事，你滿腦子想的就是想要放棄。也許你會被跨欄絆倒，也許你會很艱難地跨過它，但無論怎樣你克服了這些困難，然后繼續(xù)進行這場比賽。Nextisthatlast100moftherace.Youfeelasthoughyoujustwanttosay,“NoIcan’tdothis.”Again,youmustfinditinyourselfthatyoucandoit,andyoumustfinishtheracestrongerthanwhenyouhadstartedit.接下來是整個比賽的最后100米，你也許只想說：“不，我無法跑完最后100米。”但你必須要再告誡自己你一定能做到，而且必須在快結束的時候比剛開始比賽時跑得更快。Nowlastlyisthelasthurdle.Thishurdleisthetoughestoutofallofthem.Inlifewefindourselvesfallingandfalling,andmaybegettingtoolostinourproblemsthatwefeellikewehavebeenthroughenoughandthere’snohope.Thatlasthurdlesymbolizesthesesituations.It’sonestepclosetotheendoftherace.現(xiàn)在到了最后一個欄桿，這個跨欄是最難跨越的。生活中，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己不斷跌倒，為種種問題所困擾，感覺自己歷經(jīng)重重磨難，仍然看不到希望，這最后一個跨欄象征了這些情況。這是靠近比賽結束的關鍵一步。Onceyoufinish,youlookbackonitandyourealizethatyoumadeitnotbyleaping,butstepbystep.“Yardbyyard,lifeisveryhard.Butinchbyinch,lifecanbeacinch.”一旦你成功了，你再回過頭來看，你會意識到成功不是一蹴而就的，而是靠一步一個腳印地堅持走過。“生活在遙不可及的追求下步履蹣跚，生活在一步一個腳印的指引下輕松度過?！盇llittakesisonestepatatime,onehurdleatatime.成功需要的就是每次一小步，每次一個突破。課后習題參考答案TextAI.1.C2.C3.A4.C5.AII.SectionA1.despair2.negative3.individually4.tougher5.incredible6.symbolizeSectionB1.leaped2.arose3.lost4.paced5.through6.positiveSectionC1.with2.up3.over4.with5.at6.toⅢ.1.struggling2.arose3.respectively4.turned5.observed6.tasted7.weak8.inside9.circumstance10.worstIV.SectionA1.insteadofwaiting-untiltomorrow2.overseasinvestmenthasapositiveeffectonexport3.lookbackonmydaysinmiddleschool4.endupgettingintotrouble5.hehadgreatdifficultykeepingupwithotherstudentsSectionB恐懼和缺乏自信決定了我們相互交往和工作的方式。工作單位是冷酷的地方，你需要自己保護自己。要想在這場比賽中獲勝，就要自力更生、有責任心、充滿自信、意志堅定。首先，你要正確評價自己，意識到自己的價值。否則的話，一句話，你就有麻煩了。不管從事什么職業(yè)，要想成功就必須有自信心。這就是為什么你發(fā)現(xiàn)有些人沒有什么天賦，但是內在動力很強大，比那些有天賦的人所取得的成功大得多。有了積極的思維，就有積極的態(tài)度、反應和情緒，這反過來就會促進成功。另一方面，態(tài)度消極、充滿恐懼、疑慮重重、憂心忡忡，這樣以來行為會更加消極。但是，我們可以消除頭腦中的這些想法，取而代之以積極的信息，用信心來消除恐懼，用決心來消除疑慮，用工作來消除焦慮，用愛來消除恨。V．513624Ⅵ，生活就如同是一條崎嶇顛簸的路，到處是困難和挑戰(zhàn)。你的態(tài)度決定了你在生活中可以走多遠。面對困難和挑戰(zhàn)，我們應該采取什么樣的態(tài)度呢？說出你的觀點，給出建議。Pre-readingQuestions:Doyouknowanyonethatis/wasdeprivedofsomethinginlifebutstillleads/ledasuccessfulorbrilliantlife?有人在生活中失去了什么東西，但是仍然很成功，你認識這樣的人嗎？Howdoyouunderstandtheslogan“Nothingisimpossible”?你如何理解標語“一切皆有可能”？NewWords

strickenadj.seriouslyaffectedbyanunpleasantfeelingordiseaseorbyadifficultsituation受煎熬的；患病的；遭受挫折的

polion.aninfectiousdiseasethataffectsthecentralnervoussystemandcancausetemporaryorpermanentparalysis小兒麻痹癥

bracen.ametalsupportforweakorinjuredlegs雙腳規(guī)形夾

aidn.helpthatyouneedtoperformaparticulartask（某工作所需的）幫助，助手，輔助物

crutchn.oneoftwolongsticksthatyouputunderyourarmstohelpyouwalkafteryouhaveinjuredyourlegorfoot（腿腳受傷病人用的）腋杖

awesomeadj.veryimpressiveorverydifficultandperhapsratherfrightening令人驚嘆的；令人畏懼的

majesticallyadv.inawaythatisimpressivebecauseofsizeorbeauty威嚴地；壯麗地

undov.toopensomethingthatisfastened,tiedorwrapped打開；解開；拆開

claspn.adevicethatfastenssomething,suchasabagortheendsofabeltorapieceofjewellery（包、皮帶或首飾等的）搭扣，扣環(huán)

tuckv.toputsomethingintoasmallspace,especiallytohideitorkeepitsafeorcomfortable把…塞進狹窄的空間；把…藏入

chinn.thepartofthefacebelowthemouthandabovetheneck下巴

conductorn.apersonwhostandsinfrontofanorchestra,agroupofsingersetc.,anddirectstheirperformance,especiallysomebodywhodoesthisasaprofession樂隊指揮

proceedv.todosomethingnext,afterhavingdonesomethingelsefirst接著做；繼而做

ritualn.somethingthatisdoneregularlyandalwaysinthesameway程序；儀規(guī)；禮節(jié)

reverentlyadv.inawaythatshowsgreatrespectandadmiration恭敬地；虔誠地

barn.oneoftheshortsectionsofequallengththatapieceofmusicisdividedinto,andthenotesthatareinit（音樂）小節(jié)

snapv.tobreaksomethingsuddenlywithasharpnoise;tobebrokeninthisway（使）斷裂，繃斷

figurev.tothinkordecidethatsomethingwillhappenoristrue認為，認定（某事將發(fā)生或屬實）

limpv.towalkslowlyorwithdifficultybecauseonelegisinjured瘸著走；跛行；蹣跚

orchestran.alargegroupofpeoplewhoplayvariousmusicalinstrumentstogether,ledbyaconductor管弦樂隊

purityn.thestateorqualityofbeingpure純潔；純凈；純粹

symphonicadj.of,for,pertainingto,orhavingthecharacterofasymphonyorsymphonyorchestra交響樂的

modulatev.（music）tochangefromonemusicalkey（=setofnotes）toanother變調；轉調

de-tunev.torenderorcauseamusicalinstrumenttobecomeoutoftune使改變調子

outburstv.asuddenstrongexpressionofanemotion（感情的）爆發(fā)，迸發(fā)

applausev.thenoisemadebyagroupofpeopleclappingtheirhandsandsometimesshoutingtoshowtheirapprovalorenjoyment鼓掌；喝彩

auditoriumn.thepartofatheatre,concerthall,etc.inwhichtheaudiencesits禮堂；會堂

appreciatev.torecognizethegoodqualitiesofsomebody/something欣賞；賞識

brown.thepartofthefaceabovetheeyesandbelowthehair額頭

bown.alongthinpieceofwoodwiththinstringstretchedalongit,usedforplayingmusicalinstrumentssuchastheviolin琴弓

boastfullyadv.inaboastfulmanner自吹自擂地；自夸地

pensiveadj.thinkingdeeplyaboutsomething,especiallybecauseyouaresadorworried沉思的；憂傷的

reverentadj.showinggreatrespectandadmiration非常尊敬的；深表崇敬的

sacredadj.connectedwithGodoragod;consideredtobeholy上帝的；神的；神圣的

shakyadj.notfirmorsafe;notcertain不穩(wěn)固的；不牢靠的；搖晃的；不確切的

bewilderingadj.makingyoufeelconfusedbecausetherearetoomanythingstochoosefromorbecausesomethingisdifficulttounderstand令人困惑的；使人糊涂的

PhrasesandExpressions

withtheaidofwiththehelpthatyouneedtoperformaparticulartask在…的輔助下

makeone'swaytomoveorgetsomewhere去；前往；到…地方去

goofftomakeasuddenloudnoise突然發(fā)出巨響

atonepointataparticulartimeorstageofdevelopment在某個時刻

allofasuddenquicklyandunexpectedly突然；猛地

重點詞匯

aidn.helpthatyouneedtoperformaparticulartask（某工作所需的）幫助，助手，輔助物

eg:withtheaidofafriend在朋友的幫助下

其他詞性

v.helpsb.幫助某人.

aidsb.in/with（doing）sth.

eg:MrsCoxenwasaidedinlookingafterthechildrenbyherniece.Coxen夫人的侄女幫助她照看孩子。

tuckv.toputsomethingintoasmallspace,especiallytohideitorkeepitsafeorcomfortable把…塞進狹窄的空間；把…藏入

eg:Jacktuckedhisshirtin.杰克把襯衣下擺塞進褲子。

betuckedawayifaplaceistuckedaway,itisinaquietarea隱蔽

eg:Hishousewas~edawayinthedeepwoods.他的房子隱于森林深處。

proceedv.todosomethingnext,afterhavingdonesomethingelsefirst接著做；繼而做

eg:Sammytookoffhiscoatandproceededtoundohisboots.薩米脫下外套，然后繼續(xù)脫靴子。

構詞：前綴pro-前詞根ceed走

proceedv.繼續(xù)

proclaimv.宣布，聲明

progressn.進步

prolongv.延長

promotev.促進；提升

prospectn.景象；前景

詞根ced,ceed,cess走

ancestorn.祖先

excessn.過度，過分

precedev.先于，在…之前

precedentn.先例

unprecedentedadj.史無前例的

proceduren.程序

processn.過程

succeedv.繼任；成功

successiveadj.連續(xù)的

figurev.tothinkordecidethatsomethingwillhappenoristrue認為，認定（某事將發(fā)生或屬實）

eg:Fromthewayhebehaved,Ifiguredthathewasdrunk.從他的行為表現(xiàn)來看，我認為他喝醉了。

其他詞義

figureouttothinkaboutaproblemorsituationuntilyoufindtheanswerorunderstandwhathashappened

figureouthow/what/whyetc.

eg:Canyoufigureouthowtodoit?你能想出怎么做嗎？

其他詞性

n.writtensymbolforanumber,esp.0to9數(shù)字（尤指0至9）

eg:Writethefigure'7'forme.給我寫個“7”字。

Hehasanincomeofsixfigures/asix-figureincome,i.e.100000ormore.他有六位數(shù)字的收入（至少為100000英鎊）。

purityn.thestateorqualityofbeingpure純潔；純凈；純粹

eg:Thewhitecolorisasymbolofpurity.白色是純潔的象征。

衍生

pureadj.

1）notmixedwithanyothersubstance純的；純凈的；純粹的

eg:purecotton/gold/silk/wool,etc.純棉﹑純金﹑純絲﹑純毛

2）withoutharmfulsubstances;cleanorunadulterated無有害物質的;潔凈的;不攙雜的

eg:Theairissopureinthesemountains.這些山區(qū)里的空氣格外清新。

purifyv.makesth.purebyremovingdirty,harmfulorforeignsubstances使某物純凈;凈化某物

eg:Waterispurifiedbypassingthroughrock.水在穿透巖石的過程中獲得了凈化。

appreciatev.torecognizethegoodqualitiesofsomebody/something欣賞；賞識

eg:Youcan'tfullyappreciateforeignliteratureintranslation.看翻譯作品很難欣賞到外國文學的精髓。

其他詞義

usedtothanksomeoneinapolitewayortosaythatyouaregratefulforsomethingtheyhavedone感激；感謝

eg:Iappreciateyourconcern,buthonestly,I'mfine.非常感激你的關心，但老實說，我很好。

Thankseversomuchforyourhelp.Ireallyappreciateit.非常感謝你的幫助，我真的很感激。

sacredadj.connectedwithGodoragod;consideredtobeholy上帝的；神的；神圣的

eg:asacredrite/place/image宗教儀式﹑圣地﹑圣像

其他詞義

~（tosb.）regardedwithgreatrespectorreverence受崇敬的；不可冒犯的

eg:Hermarriageissacredtoher.她認為自己的婚姻至高無上。

TextBAViolinwithThreeStrings三弦小提琴OnNov.18th,1995,ItzhakPerlman,theviolinist,cameonstagetogiveaconcertatAveryFisherHallatLincolnCenterinNewYorkCity.1995年11月18日，小提琴家伊扎克·帕爾曼在紐約市林肯中心的埃弗里費雪廳上臺準備開始一場音樂會。IfyouhaveeverbeentoaPerlmanconcert,youknowthatgettingonstageisnosmallachievementforhim.Hewasstrickenwithpolioasachild,andsohehasbracesonbothlegsandwalkswithaidoftwocrutches.Toseehimwalkacrossthestageonestepatatime,painfullyandslowly,isanawesomesight.如果你曾聽過帕爾曼的音樂會，你就知道登臺演出對他來說是個非凡的成就。他幼年患有小兒麻痹癥，兩條腿都安有鐵夾，靠拄兩個拐杖走路。看著他一步一步艱辛、緩慢地穿過舞臺，那場面真令人敬畏!Hewalkspainfully,yetmajestically,untilthereacheshischair.Thenhesitsdown,slowly,putshiscrutchesonthefloor,undoestheclaspsonhislegs,tucksonefootbackandextendstheotherfootforward.Thenhebendsdownandpicksuptheviolin,putsitunderhischin,nodstotheconductorandproceedstoplay.他艱辛但又莊重地走到椅子邊，慢慢坐下，把拐杖放到地板上，解開腿上的扣鉤，把一只腳掰向身后，把另一只腳伸向身前。接著，他彎下身拿起小提琴，放到身上，用下巴頂好。他朝樂隊指揮點頭示意，隨即開始了演奏。Bynow,theaudienceisusedtothisritual.Theysitquietlywhilehemakeshiswayacrossthestagetohischair.Theyremainreverentlysilentwhileheundoestheclaspsonhislegs.Theywaituntilheisreadytoplay.一直以來，觀眾都對他的開場動作習以為常。他們靜靜地坐著，看帕爾曼艱難地穿過舞臺走向椅子。他們一言不發(fā)，帶著敬意看帕爾曼解開兩條腿上的扣鉤。他們等著他開始演奏。Butthistime,somethingwentwrong.Justashefinishedthefirstfewbars,oneofthestringsonhisviolinbroke.Youcouldhearitsnap–itwentofflikegunfireacrosstheroom.Therewasnomistakingwhatthatsoundmeant.Therewasnomistakingwhathehadtodo.一直以來，觀眾都對他的開場動作習以為常。他們靜靜地坐著，看帕爾曼艱難地穿過舞臺走向椅子。他們一言不發(fā)，帶著敬意看帕爾曼解開兩條腿上的扣鉤。他們等著他開始演奏。Wefiguredthathewouldhavetogetup,putontheclapsagain,pickupthecrutchesandlimphiswayoffstage–toeitherfindanotherviolinorelsefindanotherstringforthisone.Buthedidn’t.instead,hewaitedamoment,closedhiseyesandthensignaledtheconductortobeginagain.我們猜想他會不得不放棄演奏，重新扣上腿上的扣鉤，拿起拐杖，一瘸一拐地走下舞臺。他要么去找另一把小提琴，要么去為斷弦的小提琴找另一根弦。但是他沒有。他等了一小會兒，閉上眼睛，接著向樂隊指揮示意重新開始。Theorchestrabegan,andheplayedfromwherehehadleftoff.Andheplayedwithsuchpassionandsuchpowerandsuchpurityastheyhadneverheardbefore.樂隊又開始了演奏，他從剛才停下的部分開始。觀眾從來沒有聽過他這么富有激情、飽含力量的純凈的演奏。Ofcourse,anyoneknowsthatitisimpossibletoplayasymphonicworkwithjustthreestrings.Iknowthat,andyouknowthat,butthatnightItzhakPerlmanrefusedtoknowthat.Youcouldseehimmodulating,changing,re-composingthepieceinhishead.Atonepoint,itsoundedlikehewasde-turningthestringstogetnewsoundsfromthemthattheyhadnevermadebefore.當然，任何人都知道僅靠三根弦是不可能演奏交響樂的。我們大家都知道這個事實，但是伊扎克·帕爾曼當晚卻堅定證明他能夠做到。你能感覺到他在腦海中轉調、改變和重新譜寫著這支曲子。聽起來像是他在微調琴弦的音調，使其發(fā)出以前沒有發(fā)出過的新聲音。Whenhefinished,therewasanawesomesilenceintheroom.Andthenpeopleroseandcheered.Therewasanextraordinaryoutburstofapplausefromeverycorneroftheauditorium.Wewereallonourfeet,screamingandcheering,doingeverythingwecouldtoshowhowmuchweappreciatedwhathehaddone.Hesmiled,wipedthesweatfromhisbrow,raisedhisbowtoquietus,andthenhesaid–notboastfully,butinquiet,pensive,reverenttone–“Youknow,sometimesitistheartist’stasktofindouthowmuchyoucanstillmakewithwhatyouhaveleft.”當他表演結束的時候，整個音樂大廳寂靜無聲。然后大家都起立為他鼓掌喝彩。音樂廳里到處都爆發(fā)出雷鳴般的掌聲。我們都站起來，尖叫著，歡呼著，盡一切所能來表達我們對帕爾曼演奏的贊賞。他笑了，擦去額頭上的汗水，舉起小提琴的琴弓示意讓我們安靜下來。接著他用一種低沉的、深思的和帶有恭敬卻絲毫沒有自夸的語氣對我們說，“大家知道，有的時候，音樂家的天職就是去發(fā)現(xiàn)使用殘缺的樂器仍能演奏出什么音樂來?！盬hatapowerfullinethatis!IthasstayedinmymindeversinceIheardit.Andwhoknows?Perhapsthatisthedefinitionoflife–notjustforartists,butforallofus.這是一句多么引人深思的話啊!從聽到這句話的那一刻起我就一直把它銘記于心。誰知道呢?也許這就是生命的真諦——不只是對音樂家，對我們所有的人來說都適用。Hereisamanwhohaspreparedallhislifetomakemusiconaviolinwithfourstrings,who,allofasudden,inthemiddleofaconcert,findshimselfwithonlythreestrings;sohemakes