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1、Exercise1ItwasacoldmorningatametrostationinWashingtonDC,amanstartedtoplaytheviolin.HeplayedsixBachpiecesforabout45minutes*Duringthattime,sinceitwasrushhour,1J00peoplewentthroughthestation,mostofthemontheirwaytowork.Threeminuteswentby,andamiddleagedmannoticedther
2、ewasmusicianplaying.Heslowedhispace,andstoppedforafewseconds,andthenhurrieduptomeethisschedule.Aminutelater,theviolinistreceivedhisfirstdollartip:awomanthrewthemoneyinthetinwithoutstopping,andcontinuedtowalk.Afewminuteslater,someoneleanedagainstthewalltolistento
3、him,butthemanlookedathiswatchandstartedtowalkagain.Clearlyhewaslateforwork.Theonewhopaidthemostattentionwasa3-year-oldboy.Hismothertaggedhimalong,hurried^butthekidstoppedtolookattheviolinist.Finally,themotherpushedhard,andthechildcontinuedtowalk,turninghisheadal
4、lthetime.Thisactionwasrepeatedbyseveralotherchildren.Alltheparents,withoutexception,forcedthemtomoveon.Inthe45minutesthemusicianplayed,only6peoplestoppedandstayedforawhile.About20gavehimmoney,butcontinuedtowalktheirnormalpace.Hecollected$32.Whenhefinishedplaying
5、andsilencetookover,noonenoticeditNooneapplauded^norwasthereanyrecognition.Nooneknewthis:buttheviolinistwasJoshuaBell,oneofthemosttalentedmusiciansintheworld.Hehadjustplayedoneofthemostbeautifulpieceseverwritten,onaviolinworth$3.5milliondollars.Twodaysbeforehispl
6、ayinginthesubway,JoshuaBellsoldoutatatheaterinBostonwheretheseatsaveraged$100.Thisisarealstory.JoshuaBellplayinginthemetrostationwasorganizedbytheWashingtonPostaspartofasocialexperiment.Theoutlineswere:inacommonplaceenvironmentataninappropriatehour:Doweenjoybeau
7、ty?Dowestoptoappreciateit?Dowerecognizethetalentinanunexpectedsituation?Oneofthepossibleconclusionsfromthisexperiencecouldbe:Ifwedonothaveamomenttostopandlistentooneofthebestmusiciansintheworldplayingthebestmusiceverwritten,howmanyotherthingsarewemissing?"1.Fewp
8、eoplestoppedtolistentoJoshuaBellplayingbecause•A.itwastoocoldinthesubwayB・theywerenotinterestedinmusicC・peoplewereinahurryD.theperformancewasnotgoodenough2.Whichofthe