We assume that unless we're dealing with Scheherazade, it has to have an end, but at the same time we might well ask ourselves, why does it have a middle? What is the function of the middle with respect to a beginning and an end?

而且我们认定一定会有结尾，除非讲故事的是那个，《天方夜谭》中的苏丹新娘，但是我们要问自己了，为什么故事一定要有经过呢？,故事的经过对于开头结尾来说起到什么作用呢？

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Can you tell us a story about the most memorable student you've ever had?

你能跟我们讲一个你印象最深的学生的故事吗？

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But of course,we're doing science fiction stories here.

当然了，我们这里讲的只是科幻故事。

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So having said that about musical notation-- something about a cautionary tale about musical notation-- we should think about how it affects the way we compose music in the West and how we perform music in the West.

讲完记谱法的一些,足以为戒的故事之后,我们也该想一下,它是如何影响西方音乐的作曲方式的,以及如何影响西方音乐的演奏方式

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