英语美文木匠的故事（音频文本英语美文）

《帕格尼尼的一生》 The Life of Paganini

【简介】不幸犹如空气，是人世间最常见的一种元素，但它既可以把人刺伤，也可以为人所用，关键在于你选择握住刀刃还是刀柄。

【正文】

He who knows anything about music must know the talented violinist Paganini's name, which often goes with the words such as "great", "super" and "top".

凡是对音乐稍有了解的人，就不会不知道天才小提琴家帕格尼尼的名字。他的名字常常与“伟大”“超级”“顶级”等字眼并列在一起。

At the age of 12, Paganini held the first solo concert, conquering all the people present with his music.

12岁那年，帕格尼尼便举办了首次个人音乐会，用他的琴声征服了在场的所有人。

For a time, his name echoed throughout Italy.

一时间，他的名字响彻了整个意大利。

In the ensuing decades, he continued creating the astonishing sound of nature, and the most famous six Violin Concerto even more spread his name to every corner of the world.

在随后的几十年中，他不断创作出震惊世人的天籁之音，最有名的6部小提琴协奏曲更是让他的名字传播到了世界的各个角落。

But others only saw Paganini's achievements while nobody knew his pain.

但是，外人看到的只是帕格尼尼的成就，无人知晓他的痛苦。

At the age of 4, he got the measles and mandatory syncope syndrome.

4岁那年，他得了麻疹和强制性昏厥症。

At the age of 7, he had a severe pneumonia…

7岁那年，他又患上了严重肺炎……

At the age of 46, due to dental suppuration, the dentist had to pull out all his teeth.

46岁时，由于牙齿化脓，牙医不得不拔掉他所有的牙齿。

At the age of 47, he got the eye disease.

47岁，他得了眼疾。

After the age of 50, arthritis, intestinal inflammation and laryngeal tuberculosis and so on continued attacking him, so he almost lost the ability to speak.

50岁后，关节炎、肠道炎、喉结核等等不断向他袭来，最后他几乎丧失了说话能力。

At the age of 58, severe pulmonary tuberculosis finally took his life, and at the time of his death, only 14-year-old son accompanied him.

58岁时，严重的肺结核终于要了他的命，而临终时，只有14岁的儿子陪伴着他。

The great "magician with bows" and genius who could "display the fiery soul on the violin" spent his short life in distress.

这位伟大的“操琴弓的魔术师”、能够“在琴上展示火一样的灵魂”的天才，就这样在痛苦中度过了他短暂的一生。

Before dying, God let him suffer the taste of loneliness.

临终前，上苍还让他饱尝了孤独的滋味。

Like air, misery is the most common kind of elements, but it not only can hurt people, but also can be used by people; the key lies in whether you choose to hold the handle or the blade.

不幸犹如空气，是人世间最常见的一种元素，但它既可以把人刺伤，也可以为人所用，关键在于你选择握住刀刃还是刀柄。