If the surprises are too great, then they induce overstrain and we throw away the book in frustration and despair.

如果令人惊讶之处过多，则会导致读者过劳,最后因失望或绝望而抛开它。

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So in this 40-minute interval we've gone sort of through an emotional musical journey here from despair, despondency, uncertainty, to whatever- to personal triumph, and in a way that mirrors some of the things that were going on in Beethoven's life.

在这四十分钟的乐曲里,我们走完了一趟情感丰富的音乐旅程,从消沉沮丧,到半信半疑,再到个人胜利,其实在某种意义上也反映了事实,贝多芬的人生,也将经历相似的历程

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