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 auditorium 1 is full of people conversing 2 in the audience.

[00:11.35] On the stage the performers are shuffling 3 their music

[00:14.85]and tuning 4 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 baton 5 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 input 6 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 harmonious 7 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 accentuates 8 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 applied 9 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.