To put it in musician's terms, my chops are good.

  • -- Cy Coleman 西·科尔曼

用音乐家的话说,我的音乐天赋很好。

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I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.

我从未想过要以当音乐家为生。我当然从来没有想过要从事我现在从事的这个行业,这意味着名声和荣耀,闪耀,摇滚明星,著名的部分。

And you know, I hate to admit this, but I don't always think in terms of Shakespeare. When I eat, I do. When I'm at a restaurant, I'll think, 'Hmm, what would Macbeth have ordered?'

你知道,我不愿意承认这一点,但我并不总是从莎士比亚的角度来思考。当我吃的时候,我吃。当我在餐厅的时候,我会想,‘嗯,麦克白会点什么?’

If people think they can elicit from me whatever terms they want, they are mistaken.

如果人们认为他们可以从我这里引出他们想要的任何术语,那他们就错了。

I don't listen to a lot of radio today. It's not really music to me.

我今天不怎么听收音机。对我来说这不是真正的音乐。

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

我选择一块大理石,把我不需要的东西砍掉。