SAT写作素材分享19:LEONARD BERNSTEIN
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>考试作文素材分享19：<span word="GIFT">GIFT</span> <span word="FOR">FOR</span> <span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span> <span word="LEONARD">LEONARD</span> <span word="BERNSTEIN">BERNSTEIN</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1986, <span word="Leonard">Leonard</span> <span word="Bernstein">Bernstein</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="God">God</span> <span word="knows">knows</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="emphysema">emphysema</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-20<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>, <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="at">at</span> 35. <span word="Well">Well</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rap">rap</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="engagements">engagements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortnight">fortnight</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="retiring">retiring</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conductor">conductor</span>, <span word="In">In</span> 1990, <span word="Leonard">Leonard</span> <span word="Bernstein">Bernstein</span>, 72, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="affair">affair</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span> <span word="American">American</span>, <span word="Bernstein">Bernstein</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lawrence">Lawrence</span>, <span word="Mass">Mass</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1918. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>-<span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="Hoped">Hoped</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="someday">someday</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10 <span word="Lenny">Lenny</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piano">piano</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="allowance">allowance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="doling">doling</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="reinstated">reinstated</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="discovering">discovering</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Curtis">Curtis</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span> , <span word="Bernstein">Bernstein</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="gifted">gifted</span> <span word="pupil">pupil</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="Fritz">Fritz</span> <span word="Reiner">Reiner</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="enraged">enraged</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="homicide">homicide</span>.</p><p> <span word="Contrary">Contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1942. <span word="Bernstein">Bernstein</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="glowing">glowing</span> <span word="references">references</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Lyricist">Lyricist</span> <span word="Irving">Irving</span> <span word="Caesar">Caesar</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piano">piano</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="resembled">resembled</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="collaborator">collaborator</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Gershwin">Gershwin</span>. <span word="Bernstein">Bernstein</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> $10 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>. <span word="What">What</span>! <span word="Caesar">Caesar</span> <span word="exclaimed">exclaimed</span>. <span word="You">You</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="genius">genius</span>, <span word="starving">starving</span>? <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="genius">genius</span>? <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span>! <span word="And">And</span> <span word="promptly">promptly</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="transcribing">transcribing</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="Bernstein">Bernstein</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="symphony">symphony</span>, <span word="written">written</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="ballet">ballet</span> , <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="Broadway">Broadway</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Philharmonic">Philharmonic</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Carnegie">Carnegie</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span>. <span word="Filling">Filling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ailing">ailing</span> <span word="maestro">maestro</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dashing">dashing</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smash">smash</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="front">front</span>-<span word="page">page</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="submarines">submarines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sank">sank</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>.</p>
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