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阿爾伯特.施韋策寫給其父母的書信聽力文摘
對于初學(xué)者來說，英語聽力其實可以從一些名人的書信文摘開始。常聽一些名人的書信，對于提高英語聽力有很大的好處。下面，為大家送上一篇阿爾伯特.施韋策寫給其父母的書信聽力文摘。
My dear parents,
親愛的爸爸、媽媽：
The worst is behind us! That was last night's organ concert and the lecture preceding it. Quite frankly I was somewhat worried about this lecture Since I am not used to giving long talks in French…and the hall is enormous: three thousand people. But to my amazement I discovered that I felt as much at home in French as I do in German, and that it was easier for me to speak loudly and clearly in French than in German! I stood there without a manuscript, and within three minutes I sensed that I hadcaptured my audience more surely than I had ever done before. I spoke for fifty-five minutes, and next came an organ recital that lasted for one hour. I have never been so successful. When the program ended, they all remained in their seats: I had to go back to my organ and play for another half hour; the audience was sorry to leave…it was half-past midnight!
最糟糕的總算過去了!我說的是昨晚的管風(fēng)琴音樂會以及音樂會前的演講。說實話，我有點擔(dān)心這次演講，因為我不習(xí)慣用法語作長篇演講，而且音樂廳非常大，能容納3000人。但讓我驚訝的是，我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己講法語和講德語一樣輕松自如，而且對我來說，洪亮清晰地用法語演講比用德語要更容易!我站在那兒，不用講稿，3分鐘內(nèi)我就感到，我已經(jīng)把聽眾深深地吸引住了，比過去任何一次都埸成功。我講了55分鐘，接下來，就是管風(fēng)琴獨奏音樂會，這持續(xù)了一個小時，我從來沒有如此成功過。當(dāng)曲目演奏完畢，所有的聽眾仍然坐在座位上不愿離去，我不得不再次回到管風(fēng)琴旁，又演奏了半個小時。當(dāng)聽眾們依依不舍地離去時，已是深夜12點半了。
Here, the concerts are announced for 9:15, but at that time there's not a soul in the auditorium; toward 9: 30 the first few people arrive, strolling about in the hall and the lobby, and toward ten o'clock, after three rings of a bell, the people deign to finally take their scats!
在這里，雖然通知音樂會從9點15分開始，但時間到了，大廳里卻不見一個人影;快到9點半時，才來了寥寥幾個人，他們在大廳里或走廊上溜達(dá)，接近10點鐘時，三次鈴響之后，人們才最終屈尊坐到座位上!
On Saturday, a grand concert with organ and orchestra is scheduled in the morning, and I have long rehearsals in the evening, for the organ is very difficult to play since the sound is always delayed. Luckily, I am well rested, and I am managing to overcome the difficulties. Absolutely everyoneaddresses me as "cher ma re"; the art critics settle down in the auditorium during rehearsals;myportrait is displayed in the music stores. It's such fun.
這個星期六的上午安排了一場由管風(fēng)琴及管弦樂隊演奏的盛大音樂會，晚上我花了很長時間彩排，因為管風(fēng)琴發(fā)出的聲音總是延遲，很難演奏。幸運(yùn)的是，我能恰到好處地停頓，沒法克服了這些困難。每一個人都稱我為“尊敬的藝術(shù)大師”;藝術(shù)評論家們在彩排期間都認(rèn)認(rèn)真真地坐在聽眾席上;我的畫像也在許多樂器店中懸掛著，這真有趣。
I am staying with Walter at the premier hotel on the grand square with splendid palm trees. I have a view of the square and the entire city all the way to the big mountains forty minutes away from here; they are as high as the Hohnack. I walk over to them every afternoon; it takes me a total of two hours.
我與沃爾特住在大廣場上的首相賓館，四周環(huán)繞著美麗壯觀的棕櫚樹。我能欣賞到整個廣場、整個城市，甚至能一直看到離這兒有40分鐘路程之遙的群山;這些群山與霍荷納克山一樣高，我每天下午步行至山下，來回要用整整兩個小時。
The weather is the same as at home on a lovely June day.The men who were waiting for me at the railroad station roared with laugher when they saw Walter and me in overcoats.
此時這里的氣候猶如家鄉(xiāng)那宜人的六月。當(dāng)那些在火車站接我的人們看到我和沃爾特穿著大衣時，都開懷大笑起來。
As I am writing to you, the square below my window is filled with a terrible din. The king is arriving in an hour, and the troops are now taking up their positions. Tomorrow evening there will be a grandgala performance at the theater. I have been invited, but I am not going; I want to rest, for I feel too well to risk my excellent condition.
就在此時我給你們寫信之際，窗外的廣場上人聲鼎沸，一小時之后國王即將駕到，現(xiàn)在隊伍在各就各位。明天晚上劇院里將有一場盛大的歡慶表演。我已接到邀請，但我不想去。我想休息一下，因為我現(xiàn)在感覺很好，我不想冒險破壞我的最佳狀態(tài)。
I will close now, otherwise the letter won't go off tonight. It has to be at the post office by four o'clock. There is no night train to France.
我得就停筆了，否則這封信就無法在今晚發(fā)出。這封信得在4點鐘之前交到郵局，因為這兒沒有開往巴黎的夜班火車。
Please forward this letter to the Fhretsmanns and to the Woytts.
請把這封信轉(zhuǎn)寄給埃雷茨曼夫婦和沃伊特夫婦。
Hugs and kisses.
擁抱、親吻你們!
Albert
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