I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.

  • -- Leonard Slatkin 史拉特金

我知道我永远也赶不上我父亲的小提琴手,而且家里已经有四代杰出的大提琴家了。

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The fact that the movement was carried on by women who, for the most part, had no money of their own and were totally inexperienced in organization, and that they won their fight in about two generations, makes a story often dramatic and always worth preserving.

这场运动是由妇女们发起的,她们在很大程度上没有自己的钱,在组织方面也完全没有经验,她们在大约两代人的时间里就赢得了这场斗争,这一事实往往使故事具有戏剧性,而且总是值得保存下来。

Human nature must have come much nearer perfection than it is now, or will be in many generations, to exclude from such a control prejudice, selfishness, ambition, and injustice.

人类的本性必须比现在或未来许多代人更接近完美,才能排除这种控制偏见、自私、野心和不公。

I'm one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. I'm just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play.

我是其中一个男孩,不比倒数第二小提琴手强多少。我只是一个幸运的人,站在中间,告诉他们怎么玩。