自考英語(yǔ)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。——富蘭克林.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(guò)跨欄比賽嗎？對(duì)此有什么看法？Whatkindsofdifficultiesandchallengeshaveyouevermetinyourlife?你在生活中遇到過(guò)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(guān);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(gè)人的:供一個(gè)人用的lane/lein/n.anarrowmarkedsectionofatrackoraswimmingpoolthatisusedbyonepersontakingpartinarace(比賽的)跑道，泳道spot/spdt/naparticularareaorplace地點(diǎn):場(chǎng)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(duì);排隊(duì)(等候)effectenduptofindyourselfinaplaceorsituationthatyoudidnotintendorexpecttobein最終成為;最后處于keepupwithtomove,makeprogressorincreaseatthesamerateassomebody/something(與-)齊步前進(jìn):并駕齊驅(qū):跟上paceoneselftofindtherightspeedorrhythmforyourworkoranactivitysothatyouhaveenoughenergytodowhatyouhavetodo調(diào)整自己的工作(或活動(dòng))節(jié)奏fitintolive,work,etc.inaneasyandnaturalwaywithsomebody/something(與--)合得來(lái);適應(yīng)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(jǐn)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(huì)充滿荊棘坎坷，但不要灰心絕望——也許有一天它便會(huì)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(gè)300米的跨欄比賽。因?yàn)閰⒓?00米跨欄比賽，所以我知道在這個(gè)比賽過(guò)程中應(yīng)該怎么做。Thefirstthingtoanyraceisworryingaboutwhetheryouaregoingtowinornot.Thisrelatestoworryingaboutthepettythingsinlife.Doesitreallymatterifyouwin?Isitreallygoingtobetheendoftheworld?Orwillyoubeupsetifyouloseandforgetaboutit?Inlifeweworrytoomuchandliveinthemomenttoolittle.對(duì)于所有的比賽來(lái)說(shuō)，最擔(dān)心的事情莫過(guò)于輸贏。這就好像在擔(dān)心生活中那些無(wú)關(guān)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(lái)臨?或者你因?yàn)檩斄吮荣惥枉鋈簧駛缓蟛怕?生活中，我們擔(dān)心得太多，而活在當(dāng)下太少。Nextistheliningupinourownindividuallanes.Weeachstartatdifferentspots,buttheraceisstillthesamedistanceforeveryone.Thisrelatestoourlivestakingustodifferentplacesandputtingusindifferentsituations,buthopefullywewillendupinthesameplace,butmaybeatdifferenttimes.接下來(lái)就是在我們自己的跑道上蓄勢(shì)待發(fā)。盡管在不同的地點(diǎn)起跑，但對(duì)我們每個(gè)人來(lái)說(shuō)比賽的路程是相同的。這就好比生活將我們引領(lǐng)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(shí)間，但我們最終會(huì)在同一個(gè)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(shí)在生活中我們每個(gè)人都會(huì)擔(dān)心要去適應(yīng)他人或者與他人一樣，而不是擔(dān)心成為獨(dú)一無(wú)二的自己。如果人與人沒(méi)有什么區(qū)別的話，這個(gè)世界是多么單調(diào)，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(gè)跨欄。由于剛開始比賽你還沒(méi)有筋疲力盡，所以這個(gè)跨欄是最容易的。我們很輕松地跨過(guò)了這個(gè)欄桿。這就好像我們奮力去克服生活中的一些障礙，無(wú)論怎樣，我們總能解決它們。你可以用兩種心態(tài)看待這個(gè)跨欄：“我無(wú)法跨過(guò)它，我太累了”或者“我又跨過(guò)了一個(gè)欄桿，我離比賽終點(diǎn)又近了一步”。這是一個(gè)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(gè)欄和最后一個(gè)欄中間的每一個(gè)欄?？邕^(guò)這些欄難度越來(lái)越大，你似乎感覺(jué)到自己無(wú)法繼續(xù)堅(jiān)持了。當(dāng)然這種事情在生活中也經(jīng)常發(fā)生。譬如，有些時(shí)候你覺(jué)得自己無(wú)法完成某事，你滿腦子想的就是想要放棄。也許你會(huì)被跨欄絆倒，也許你會(huì)很艱難地跨過(guò)它，但無(wú)論怎樣你克服了這些困難，然后繼續(xù)進(jìn)行這場(chǎng)比賽。Nextisthatlast100moftherace.Youfeelasthoughyoujustwanttosay,“NoIcan’tdothis.”Again,youmustfinditinyourselfthatyoucandoit,andyoumustfinishtheracestrongerthanwhenyouhadstartedit.接下來(lái)是整個(gè)比賽的最后100米，你也許只想說(shuō)：“不，我無(wú)法跑完最后100米?！钡惚仨氁俑嬲]自己你一定能做到，而且必須在快結(jié)束的時(shí)候比剛開始比賽時(shí)跑得更快。Nowlastlyisthelasthurdle.Thishurdleisthetoughestoutofallofthem.Inlifewefindourselvesfallingandfalling,andmaybegettingtoolostinourproblemsthatwefeellikewehavebeenthroughenoughandthere’snohope.Thatlasthurdlesymbolizesthesesituations.It’sonestepclosetotheendoftherace.現(xiàn)在到了最后一個(gè)欄桿，這個(gè)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(wèn)題所困擾，感覺(jué)自己歷經(jīng)重重磨難，仍然看不到希望，這最后一個(gè)跨欄象征了這些情況。這是靠近比賽結(jié)束的關(guān)鍵一步。Onceyoufinish,youlookbackonitandyourealizethatyoumadeitnotbyleaping,butstepbystep.“Yardbyyard,lifeisveryhard.Butinchbyinch,lifecanbeacinch.”一旦你成功了，你再回過(guò)頭來(lái)看，你會(huì)意識(shí)到成功不是一蹴而就的，而是靠一步一個(gè)腳印地堅(jiān)持走過(guò)?！吧钤谶b不可及的追求下步履蹣跚，生活在一步一個(gè)腳印的指引下輕松度過(guò)。”Allittakesisonestepatatime,onehurdleatatime.成功需要的就是每次一小步，每次一個(gè)突破。課后習(xí)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(hù)自己。要想在這場(chǎng)比賽中獲勝，就要自力更生、有責(zé)任心、充滿自信、意志堅(jiān)定。首先，你要正確評(píng)價(jià)自己，意識(shí)到自己的價(jià)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(méi)有什么天賦，但是內(nèi)在動(dòng)力很強(qiáng)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(yīng)和情緒，這反過(guò)來(lái)就會(huì)促進(jìn)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(lái)行為會(huì)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(lái)消除恐懼，用決心來(lái)消除疑慮，用工作來(lái)消除焦慮，用愛(ài)來(lái)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(yuǎn)。面對(duì)困難和挑戰(zhàn)，我們應(yīng)該采取什么樣的態(tài)度呢？說(shuō)出你的觀點(diǎn)，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(rèn)識(shí)這樣的人嗎？Howdoyouunderstandtheslogan“Nothingisimpossible”?你如何理解標(biāo)語(yǔ)“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(yán)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(jìn)狹窄的空間；把…藏入

chinn.thepartofthefacebelowthemouthandabovetheneck下巴

conductorn.apersonwhostandsinfrontofanorchestra,agroupofsingersetc.,anddirectstheirperformance,especiallysomebodywhodoesthisasaprofession樂(lè)隊(duì)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(chéng)地

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

snapv.tobreaksomethingsuddenlywithasharpnoise;tobebrokeninthisway（使）斷裂，繃斷

figurev.tothinkordecidethatsomethingwillhappenoristrue認(rèn)為，認(rèn)定（某事將發(fā)生或?qū)賹?shí)）

limpv.towalkslowlyorwithdifficultybecauseonelegisinjured瘸著走；跛行；蹣跚

orchestran.alargegroupofpeoplewhoplayvariousmusicalinstrumentstogether,ledbyaconductor管弦樂(lè)隊(duì)

purityn.thestateorqualityofbeingpure純潔；純凈；純粹

symphonicadj.of,for,pertainingto,orhavingthecharacterofasymphonyorsymphonyorchestra交響樂(lè)的

modulatev.（music）tochangefromonemusicalkey（=setofnotes）toanother變調(diào)；轉(zhuǎn)調(diào)

de-tunev.torenderorcauseamusicalinstrumenttobecomeoutoftune使改變調(diào)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(huì)堂

appreciatev.torecognizethegoodqualitiesofsomebody/something欣賞；賞識(shí)

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(gè)時(shí)刻

allofasuddenquicklyandunexpectedly突然；猛地

重點(diǎn)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(jìn)狹窄的空間；把…藏入

eg:Jacktuckedhisshirtin.杰克把襯衣下擺塞進(jìn)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(gòu)詞：前綴pro-前詞根ceed走

proceedv.繼續(xù)

proclaimv.宣布，聲明

progressn.進(jìn)步

prolongv.延長(zhǎng)

promotev.促進(jìn)；提升

prospectn.景象；前景

詞根ced,ceed,cess走

ancestorn.祖先

excessn.過(guò)度，過(guò)分

precedev.先于，在…之前

precedentn.先例

unprecedentedadj.史無(wú)前例的

proceduren.程序

processn.過(guò)程

succeedv.繼任；成功

successiveadj.連續(xù)的

figurev.tothinkordecidethatsomethingwillhappenoristrue認(rèn)為，認(rèn)定（某事將發(fā)生或?qū)賹?shí)）

eg:Fromthewayhebehaved,Ifiguredthathewasdrunk.從他的行為表現(xiàn)來(lái)看，我認(rèn)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(gè)“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(wú)有害物質(zhì)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(guò)程中獲得了凈化。

appreciatev.torecognizethegoodqualitiesofsomebody/something欣賞；賞識(shí)

eg:Youcan'tfullyappreciateforeignliteratureintranslation.看翻譯作品很難欣賞到外國(guó)文學(xué)的精髓。

其他詞義

usedtothanksomeoneinapolitewayortosaythatyouaregratefulforsomethingtheyhavedone感激；感謝

eg:Iappreciateyourconcern,buthonestly,I'mfine.非常感激你的關(guān)心，但老實(shí)說(shuō)，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(rèn)為自己的婚姻至高無(wú)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(fèi)雪廳上臺(tái)準(zhǔn)備開始一場(chǎng)音樂(lè)會(huì)。IfyouhaveeverbeentoaPerlmanconcert,youknowthatgettingonstageisnosmallachievementforhim.Hewasstrickenwithpolioasachild,andsohehasbracesonbothlegsandwalkswithaidoftwocrutches.Toseehimwalkacrossthestageonestepatatime,painfullyandslowly,isanawesomesight.如果你曾聽過(guò)帕爾曼的音樂(lè)會(huì)，你就知道登臺(tái)演出對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)是個(gè)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(gè)拐杖走路?？粗徊揭徊狡D辛、緩慢地穿過(guò)舞臺(tái)，那場(chǎng)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(lè)隊(duì)指揮點(diǎn)頭示意，隨即開始了演奏。Bynow,theaudienceisusedtothisritual.Theysitquietlywhilehemakeshiswayacrossthestagetohischair.Theyremainreverentlysilentwhileheundoestheclaspsonhislegs.Theywaituntilheisreadytoplay.一直以來(lái)，觀眾都對(duì)他的開場(chǎng)動(dòng)作習(xí)以為常。他們靜靜地坐著，看帕爾曼艱難地穿過(guò)舞臺(tái)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(lái)，觀眾都對(duì)他的開場(chǎng)動(dòng)作習(xí)以為常。他們靜靜地坐著，看帕爾曼艱難地穿過(guò)舞臺(tái)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(huì)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(tái)。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(méi)有。他等了一小會(huì)兒，閉上眼睛，接著向樂(lè)隊(duì)指揮示意重新開始。Theorchestrabegan,andheplayedfromwherehehadleftoff.Andheplayedwithsuchpassionandsuchpowerandsuchpurityastheyhadneverheardbefore.樂(lè)隊(duì)又開始了演奏，他從剛才停下的部分開始。觀眾從來(lái)沒(méi)有聽過(guò)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(dāng)然，任何人都知道僅靠三根弦是不可能演奏交響樂(lè)的。我們大家都知道這個(gè)事實(shí)，但是伊扎克·帕爾曼當(dāng)晚卻堅(jiān)定證明他能夠做到。你能感覺(jué)到他在腦海中轉(zhuǎn)調(diào)、改變和重新譜寫著這支曲子。聽起來(lái)像是他在微調(diào)琴弦的音調(diào)，使其發(fā)出以前沒(méi)有發(fā)出過(guò)的新聲音。Whenhefinished,therewasanawesomesilenceintheroom.Andthenpeopleroseandcheered.Therewasanextraordinaryoutburstofapplausefromeverycorneroftheauditorium.Wewereallonourfeet,screamingandcheering,doingeverythingwecouldtoshowhowmuchweappreciatedwhathehaddone.Hesmiled,wipedthesweatfromhisbrow,raisedhisbowtoquietus,andthenhesaid–notboastfully,butinquiet,pensive,reverenttone–“Youknow,sometimesitistheartist’stasktofindouthowmuchyoucanstillmakewithwhatyouhaveleft.”當(dāng)他表演結(jié)束的時(shí)候，整個(gè)音樂(lè)大廳寂靜無(wú)聲。然后大家都起立為他鼓掌喝彩。音樂(lè)廳里到處都爆發(fā)出雷鳴般的掌聲。我們都站起來(lái)，尖叫著，歡呼著，盡一切所能來(lái)表達(dá)我們對(duì)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(lái)。接著他用一種低沉的、深思的和帶有恭敬卻絲毫沒(méi)有自夸的語(yǔ)氣對(duì)我們說(shuō)，“大家知道，有的時(shí)候，音樂(lè)家的天職就是去發(fā)現(xiàn)使用殘缺的樂(lè)器仍能演奏出什么音樂(lè)來(lái)。”Whatapowerfullinethatis!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(shuí)知道呢?也許這就是生命的真諦——不只是對(duì)音樂(lè)家，對(duì)我們所有的人來(lái)說(shuō)都適用。Hereisamanwhohaspreparedallhislifetomakemusiconaviolinwithfourstrings,who,allofasudden,inthemiddleofaconcert,findshimselfwithonlythreestrings;sohemakes