In one show, he was chosen more for his funny jokes than for his skill with the violin.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

Somebody else could play the second violin part for me.

有人可以代替我做小提琴演奏候补。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

He is not a gentleman. But how magically his singing violin can conjure up a tendresse, a compassion for Lolita that makes us entranced with the book while abhorring its author.

他不是绅士，但神奇地他的小提琴声,能召唤出对Lolita的宠爱和同情,那让我们对这本书着迷，同时却在憎恨着作者。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

He and Zelman Bokser, the school's violin teacher, were helping students prepare for the famous Carnegie Hall.

VOA: special.2011.07.11

Benny was such a good violin player that,for a time, he wanted to become a musician.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

He continued using his violin to perform for sailors at the naval station.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

He played his violin for other sailors.

VOA: special.2009.03.09