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The Stradivarius is arguably the finest violin ever made.
斯特拉迪瓦里小提琴可謂世上最好的小提琴。
But could you tell one from a modern instrument? Was that a Strad?
但你還能分辨出它和某個(gè)現(xiàn)代樂器的區(qū)別么？這是斯特拉迪瓦里制造的？
How about that?
那這個(gè)呢？
Well, if you can't tell the difference, don't feel bad.
嗯，如果你不能分辨出差別，別失望。
Neither could a group of accomplished violinists.
一些著名小提琴手也聽不出來。
That surprising result appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
這個(gè)令人驚詫的結(jié)果目前已經(jīng)發(fā)表在《國(guó)家科學(xué)研究進(jìn)展》雜志上。
Old Italian violins have a reputation for being superior in sound to newer models.
與現(xiàn)代制造出來的新型小提琴相比，古老的意大利小提琴因?yàn)楦鼉?yōu)美的聲音而享譽(yù)世界。
But is their reputation deserved?
但它們的聲譽(yù)是否名副其實(shí)？
To find out, researchers blind folded 10 renowned violin soloists and had them play a dozen violins, six new and six old.
為了一探究竟，研究人員們將10位著名小提琴獨(dú)奏大師的眼睛蒙上并請(qǐng)他們用12把小提琴演奏，其中的是6新6舊。
When asked to guess the age of the instruments, the musicians failed to distinguish classic from modern at levels better than chance.
當(dāng)猜測(cè)這些樂器的實(shí)際年齡時(shí)，這些音樂家們并不能區(qū)分出傳統(tǒng)與現(xiàn)代技術(shù)制造的這些樂器，雖然他們并不是依靠運(yùn)氣進(jìn)行猜測(cè)的。
And the new violins received higher overall marks than the antiques.
從評(píng)價(jià)來看，新小提琴比老古董整體上得分要高。
When asked which violin they would choose to take on tour, six out of the 10 went with a modern instrument.
當(dāng)被問及如果可以選一把作為巡演樂器他們會(huì)選哪個(gè)的時(shí)候，10人中有6人選擇了現(xiàn)代樂器。
The others grabbed Strads.
而其他人則挑了斯特拉迪瓦里小提琴.
The results suggest that modern violins perform as well as the classics.
該研究結(jié)果顯示，現(xiàn)代小提琴與古典小提琴在演奏水平足以媲美。
And that modern violinists are better at performing than at picking violins.
而現(xiàn)代小提琴演奏家們更擅長(zhǎng)演奏而不是挑選樂器。
