英语专业晨读美文-哲理篇 14 The Symphony Is a Way o

[00:00.85]The Symphony is a Way of Life
[00:05.99]The auditorium¹ is full of people conversing² in the audience.
[00:11.35] On the stage the performers are shuffling³ their music
[00:14.85]and tuning⁴ their instruments as they prepare for the performance.
[00:18.35]The conductor enters, takes a bow, and all is silent.
[00:22.61]He raises his baton⁵ and the symphony begins to play.
[00:26.66]All of the instruments have different sounds,
[00:29.17]and the parts they play blend and harmonize with one another.
[00:33.22] The music would not be as exciting if every part were the same.
[00:37.92]The symphony is a symbol for life, especially in a community.
[00:42.84] Diversity and the coming together of each instrument is
[00:46.67]what gives the symphony its unique and special sound.
[00:50.72]This is also true in life and the world we live in.
[00:53.89]Individuals bring in their own input⁶ that influences others.
[00:58.05]Individuality is an important part of the symphony.
[01:01.65]Each player has his or her own part to perform.
[01:05.92] These parts can be played on their own
[01:08.77] but do not have the same effect
[01:10.95]as when they are combined with the other parts of the orchestra.
[01:14.45] They blend into a harmonious⁷ piece of music.
[01:17.84]In other words,
[01:19.04]you can hear what each person has to contribute
[01:21.56]and how each performer works together.
[01:24.19]In life, each person has a talent that they are particularly good at.
[01:28.89] When they work together, it accentuates⁸ their talent.
[01:32.17]A surgeon can be very gifted but is more capable of saving a life
[01:36.44] if he has a team of medical personnel assisting him.
[01:39.61]When preparing for a concert,
[01:41.58]the musicians are reminded by their conductor to stagger their breathing.
[01:46.06]They can, of course, breathe
[01:47.92]when they need to but they have to try not to breathe
[01:50.65]at the same time as the person sitting next to them.
[01:53.50]If everyone breathed at the same time,
[01:55.91] there would be a noticeable moment of silence in the song.
[01:59.08] This is yet another example that can be applied⁹ to life.
[02:03.12] People have to breathe when they need to breathe
[02:05.85]and to do what they want to do.
[02:07.71]They have to be an individual and know that
[02:10.23] someone will be there to cover for them.
[02:12.64]The orchestra continues to play.
[02:14.82]It moves together as a group yet separately,
[02:18.10] with each person contributing their own part.
[02:20.95] Each musician is an active member of the symphony.
[02:24.12] We move together in life,
[02:26.30]contributing what we have to offer from day to day
[02:29.26]as active members in our community.
[02:31.77]The orchestra plays their last note and the song is over.
[02:36.15] There is a moment of silence
[02:37.68]that is broken by the applause of the audience.

1 auditorium   

n.观众席，听众席；会堂，礼堂

参考例句：

• The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。
• The stage is thrust forward into the auditorium.舞台向前突出，伸入观众席。

2 conversing   

v.交谈，谈话( converse的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I find that conversing with her is quite difficult. 和她交谈实在很困难。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They were conversing in the parlor. 他们正在客厅谈话。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 shuffling   

adj. 慢慢移动的, 滑移的 动词shuffle的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• Don't go shuffling along as if you were dead. 别像个死人似地拖着脚走。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some one was shuffling by on the sidewalk. 外面的人行道上有人拖着脚走过。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4 tuning   

n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 baton   

n.乐队用指挥杖

参考例句：

• With the baton the conductor was beating time.乐队指挥用指挥棒打拍子。
• The conductor waved his baton,and the band started up.指挥挥动指挥棒，乐队开始演奏起来。

6 input   

n.输入(物)；投入；vt.把(数据等)输入计算机

参考例句：

• I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
• All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。

7 harmonious   

adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的

参考例句：

• Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
• The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。

8 accentuates   

v.重读( accentuate的第三人称单数 )；使突出；使恶化；加重音符号于

参考例句：

• The dark frame accentuates the brightness of the picture. 深色画框更显出画的明亮色彩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her sunburnt skin accentuates the fairness of her hair. 她那晒黑了的皮肤突出了她的一头金发。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。