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我們的耳朵能夠聽到什么是一個生理或者醫(yī)學問題嗎？如果聽力健全就什么都能聽到嗎？你再想想……
A Native American and his friend were in downtown New York City, walking near Times Square in Manhattan. It was during the noon lunch hour and the streets were filled with people.
一個印第安人正和他的朋友一起在紐約市中心，曼哈頓的時代廣場附近走著。那時正是午餐時間，街上擠滿了人。
Cars were honking their horns, taxicabs were squealing around corners, sirens were wailing, and the sounds of the city were almost deafening. Suddenly, the Native American said, "I hear a cricket."
汽車鳴著喇叭，出租車在拐彎處發(fā)出刺耳的聲音，警笛呼嘯著，城市的喧鬧聲幾乎震耳欲聾。這時那個印第安人突然說："我聽見一只蟋蟀在叫。"
His friend said, "What? You must be crazy. You couldn't possibly hear a cricket in all of this noise!"
他的朋友說："什么？你一定瘋了，周圍這么多噪聲，你不可能聽見蟋蟀叫！"
"No, I'm sure of it," the Native American said, "I heard a cricket."
"我沒瘋，我確實是聽到了，"印第安人說，"我聽見一只蟋蟀的叫聲。"
"That's crazy," said the friend.
"別傻了。"朋友說。
The Native American listened carefully for a moment, and then walked across the street to a big cement planter where some shrubs were growing. He looked into the bushes, beneath the branches, and sure enough, he located a small cricket. His friend was utterly amazed.
印第安人側(cè)耳聽了一會兒，然后走到馬路對面，來到一個種著灌木的大型水泥槽前。他在灌木中搜尋，在樹枝下面，他果然找到了一只小蟋蟀。他的朋友非常吃驚。
"That's incredible," said his friend. "You must have superhuman ears!"
"真難以置信，"他朋友說，"你一定有一對順風耳！"
"No," said the Native American. "My ears are no different from yours. It all depends on what you're listening for."
"不是，"印第安人說，"我的耳朵與你的沒什么不同，這只是取決于你想聽什么聲音。"
"But that can't be!" said the friend. "I could never hear a cricket in this noise."
"但那是不可能的！"朋友說，"在這些喧鬧聲中，我怎么也不可能聽到蟋蟀的叫聲。"
"Yes, it's true," came the reply. "It depends on what is really important to you. Here, let me show you." He reached into his pocket, pulled out a few coins, and discreetly dropped them on the sidewalk. And then, with the noise of the crowded street still blaring in their ears, they noticed every head within 20 feet turn and look to see if the money that had tinkled on the pavement was theirs.
"真的能聽到，"他回答說。"這取決于你認為什么是最重要的。來，我試給你看。"他伸手從口袋中拿出幾枚硬幣，悄悄地將它們?nèi)拥饺诵械郎?。然后，在熙熙攘攘的馬路上噪音依然不絕于耳的情況下，他們看到在二十英尺范圍內(nèi)的每個人都回過頭來，看看掉在路面丁當響著的錢是不是他們的。
"See what I mean?" said the Native American. "It all depends on what's important to you."
"明白我的意思了吧？"印第安人說道。"你能聽到什么取決于你認為什么最重要。"
