英语沙龙：共谱生命的交响乐

The auditorium¹ is full of people conversing² in the audience.

On the stage the performers are shuffling³ their music and tuning⁴ their instruments as they prepare for the performance.

The conductor enters, takes a bow, and all is silent.

He raises his baton⁵ and the symphony begins to play.

All of the instruments have different sounds, and the parts they play blend and harmonize with one another.

The music would not be as exciting if every part were the same.

The symphony is a symbol for life, especially in a community.

Diversity and the coming together of each instrument is what gives the symphony its unique and special sound.

This is also true in life and the world we live in.

Individuals bring in their own input⁶ that influences others.

Individuality is an important part of the symphony.

Each player has his or her own part to perform.

These parts can be played on their own but do not have the same effect as when they are combined with the other parts of the orchestra.

They blend into a harmonious⁷ piece of music.

In other words, you can hear what each person has to contribute and how each performer works together.

In life, each person has a talent that they are particularly good at.

When they work together, it accentuates⁸ their talent.

A surgeon can be very gifted but is more capable of saving a life if he has a team of medical personnel assisting him.

When preparing for a concert, the musicians are reminded by their conductor to stagger their breathing.

They can, of course, breathe when they need to but they have to try not to breathe at the same time as the person sitting next to them.

If everyone breathed at the same time, there would be a noticeable moment of silence in the song.

This is yet another example that can be applied⁹ to life.

People have to breathe when they need to breathe and to do what they want to do.

They have to be an individual and know that someone will be there to cover for them.

The orchestra continues to play.

It moves together as a group yet separately, with each person contributing their own part.

Each musician is an active member of the symphony.

We move together in life, contributing what we have to offer from day to day as active members in our community.

The orchestra plays their last note and the song is over.

There is a moment of silence that is broken by the applause of the audience.

1 auditorium   

n.观众席，听众席；会堂，礼堂

参考例句：

• The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。
• The stage is thrust forward into the auditorium.舞台向前突出，伸入观众席。

2 conversing   

v.交谈，谈话( converse的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I find that conversing with her is quite difficult. 和她交谈实在很困难。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They were conversing in the parlor. 他们正在客厅谈话。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 shuffling   

adj. 慢慢移动的, 滑移的 动词shuffle的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• Don't go shuffling along as if you were dead. 别像个死人似地拖着脚走。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some one was shuffling by on the sidewalk. 外面的人行道上有人拖着脚走过。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4 tuning   

n.调谐，调整，调音v.调音( tune的现在分词 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• They are tuning up a plane on the flight line. 他们正在机场的飞机跑道上调试一架飞机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The orchestra are tuning up. 管弦乐队在定弦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 baton   

n.乐队用指挥杖

参考例句：

• With the baton the conductor was beating time.乐队指挥用指挥棒打拍子。
• The conductor waved his baton,and the band started up.指挥挥动指挥棒，乐队开始演奏起来。

6 input   

n.输入(物)；投入；vt.把(数据等)输入计算机

参考例句：

• I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
• All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。

7 harmonious   

adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的

参考例句：

• Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
• The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。

8 accentuates   

v.重读( accentuate的第三人称单数 )；使突出；使恶化；加重音符号于

参考例句：

• The dark frame accentuates the brightness of the picture. 深色画框更显出画的明亮色彩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her sunburnt skin accentuates the fairness of her hair. 她那晒黑了的皮肤突出了她的一头金发。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。