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1、TheNightMetEinstein爱因斯坦给我上了一堂音乐课作者：JeromeWeidmanWhenIwasaveryyoungman,justbeginningtomakemyway1),IwasinvitedtodineatthehomeofadistinguishedNewYorkphilanthropist.Afterdinner,ourhostessledustoanenormousdrawingroom.Otherguestswerepouringin,andmyeyesbeheldtwounnervingsights:Servantswerearrangingsmallg
2、iltchairsinlong,neatrows;andupfront,leaningagainstthewall,weremusicalinstruments.ApparentlyIwasinfor2)aneveningofchambermusic.Iusethephrase“infor”becausemusicmeantnothingtome.Iamalmosttonedeaf—onlywithgreateffortcanIcarrythesimplesttuneandseriousmusicwastomenomorethananarrangementofnoises.SoIdidwh
3、atIalwaysdidwhentrapped:Isatdown,andwhenthemusicstarted,IfixedmyfaceinwhatIhopedwasanexpressionofintelligentappreciation,closedmyearsfromtheinside,andsubmergedmyselfinmyowncompletelyirrelevantthoughts.Afterawhile,becomingawarethatthepeoplearoundmewereapplauding,Iconcludeditwassafetounplugmyears.At
4、onceIheardagentlebutsurprisinglypenetratingvoiceonmyright:“YouarefondofBach3)?”那时我还是个小青年，刚刚踏入社会，应邀前往纽约市一位非常著名的慈善家家中出席晚宴。晚宴后，女主人领我们来到一间特别宽敞的会客厅。在其他宾客纷纷涌入的时候，我看到了两件令人不安的事情：一是佣人们正在将金色的小椅子整整齐齐地排成几个长排；一是在前方的墙壁上，斜倚着一件件乐器。很显然，一场室内音乐会即将开始，看来今晚我注定要遭罪了。我使用“遭罪”一词，因为音乐对我来说如同对牛弹琴。我几乎听不出任何曲调——费尽九牛二虎之力我才能哼出最简单的调
5、子，而严肃音乐对我来说只不过是聒噪之音。所以我就使出了每当深陷音乐困局时的拿手好戏：我坐了下来，音乐声起时，脸上就摆出一副我期望中的充满智慧、痴迷沉醉的表情，但内心却将耳朵封闭，沉浸在与音乐完全无关的自我的思绪中。IknewasmuchaboutBachasIknowaboutnuclearfission4).ButIdidknowoneofthemostfamousfacesintheworld,withtherenownedshock5)ofuntidywhitehairandtheever-presentpipebetweentheteeth.IwassittingnexttoAlb
6、ertEinstein.“Well,”Isaiduncomfortablyandhesitated.Ihadbeenaskedacasualquestion.AllIhadtodowasbeequallycasualinmyreply.ButIcouldseefromthelookinmyneighbor’sextraordinaryeyesthattheirownerwasnotmerelygoingthroughtheperfunctory6)dutiesofelementarypoliteness.RegardlessofwhatvalueIplacedonmypartintheve
7、rbalexchange,tothismanhispartinitmatteredverymuch.Aboveall,Icouldfeelthatthiswasamantowhomyoudidnottellalie,howeversmall.“Idon’tknowanythingaboutBach,”Isaidawkwardly.“I’veneverheardanyofhismusic.”Alookofperplexed
