经典双语美文:我和我的大提琴
<p><span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="I">I</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="of">of</span> 35, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impulse">impulse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="irreducible">irreducible</span> <span word="sort">sort</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="torrid">torrid</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Godfather">Godfather</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Sicilian">Sicilian</span> <span word="virgin">virgin</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shapely">shapely</span> <span word="descendant">descendant</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violin">violin</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cello">cello</span>.<span word="Straightaway">Straightaway</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="plywood">plywood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Wendell">Wendell</span> <span word="Margrave">Margrave</span>, <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="instruction">instruction</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>. "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>," <span word="Margrave">Margrave</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="mysteriously">mysteriously</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scrap">scrap</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="E">E</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="F">F</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bow">bow</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="book">book</span>: 10 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>. <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>.</p><p>六年前,我已是35岁的人了,心里却突然产生一种浪漫却又无法减弱的冲动,我把这种冲动比作电影《教父》里热烈的一幕。不过,激起我这种想法的,不是西西里岛上的少女,而是提琴家族中外形优美的后裔——大提琴。我立刻租了一具厚胶合板制作的大提琴,然后来到音乐教授温德尔·马格瑞夫面前。那是冬天的事。“你想拉得多好就可以有多好,”马格瑞夫的话说得很玄妙。他在一张纸上画出五线谱,标上<span word="E">E</span>和<span word="F">F</span>两个音调符。他向我示范手指应放在琴颈的什么部位,怎样运弓。然后,他在记事簿上记下我的姓名:星期二上午10时。一个又一个星期二过去,很快就到了春天。</p>
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