用文字将音乐描述得生动立体不是件容易事，但西卜林却做到了，比如他将巴赫的某个音乐段落描述成“萦绕在长条管风琴管和琴弦周围的被珍珠外壳包裹着的令人后背发抖的旋律”。
To vivify music in words is not easy. But Mr Siblin, who memorably describes one Bach passage as a “spine-shivering, jewel-encrusted melody on a swath of organ and strings”, rises to the task.
现如今，这个县比从前富裕了，县城的主要街道旁都建起了旅店和餐馆，苹果种植区果树成林一直延伸到城外。
Today it looks relatively prosperous. The main street of the county seat is lined with hotels and restaurants, and the reddening orchards of this apple-growing district stretch beyond the town.
这位老人几乎没有可食之物，除了少的可怜的面包和奶酪，但他却把它们拿出来与来客分享。种竹成林。
The old man had nothing to eat but bread and cheese; yet he offered to share this frugal meal with his visitor.
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