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Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never me.
“My was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every that I have.
“I was to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had this before and some teachers my admission. Based on my performance, I was admitted and went to with the academy’s highest honors.
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I and arranged a lot of musical compositions since had been written specially for solo percussionists.
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to the place you want to go.”
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When you read a story in English, do you read it for the storyforthe English? This is a question
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(fool) as it mayseem, for I find that many students of English pay far more attention to the story thanto the English. For instance, they care for how the mystery in the story
(solve), but do not remember a single sentence in the story and cannot tell what preposition is used before a certain word in the speech of a certain character.
Of course, if you want to know the story only, you need not(bother)about the language. But a student of English is different
a student ofstories or
is called the general reader. As you may also have learned fromthe above, you ought to read not only very carefully but also aloud
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(be)your own. On
hand, this will teach you m any useful words and phrases; on the other hand.it will help you to avoid many errors and faults in expression.
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We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of themcorrectly and wisely., some of us are upset
their bodystylesand looks. It7s unnecessary and it"s not important at all. We needn't care about it.It is one's inner beauty
matters. Second, we sometimes seem to bemisunderstood
our teachers, parents and classmates.
(face) with this, we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them,trying to remove the
(understand). Some of us have fewer friends.I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good. Third, we may fall behind others,
makes usstressed. Actually we can encourage
to work efficiently, full of
(determine). At last, some of us don,t havemuch pocket money, so they feel unhappy. Isn,t it strange? So long as we have some.that7s enough. And we can learn
to spend money.
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