Physiological Quality Of A Musician 音樂(lè)家的生理素質(zhì)

In an entrance examination of a conservatory of music, a teacher asked one of the boys, "What is the most important physiological quality of a musician?"

在一次音樂(lè)學(xué)院的入學(xué)考試中，老師問(wèn)其中一個(gè)男孩："音樂(lè)家最重要的生理素質(zhì)是什么？"

"To be deaf," replied the boy.

"耳聾，"男孩答道。

"Nonsense!" said the teacher angrily.

"胡說(shuō)！"老師氣憤地說(shuō)。

"Why, sir! Don't you know that the famous musician Beethoven was deaf?" the boy asked in reply disdainfully.

"怎么了，先生！難道您不知道大名鼎鼎的音樂(lè)家貝多芬是個(gè)聾子嗎？"男孩輕蔑地反問(wèn)道。

1.entrance examination

entrance examination表示入學(xué)考試

高考用英文表示就是：

National Matriculation Examination

College Entrance Examination

2.nonsense

n.胡說(shuō)，廢話；荒謬的念頭；愚蠢的行為；胡鬧

adj.無(wú)意義的；荒謬的

int.荒唐

eg：Every ten things she says, eight are nonsense.

她說(shuō)的話十之八九都是廢話。