Some of his friends said he could not play the violin very well.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

There will be millions of kids out there now that say "Gee, I'd like to learn to play the violin too."

如今会有成数以百万计的孩子,会说,"哇,我也要学小提琴"

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

Does the violin play a chord and are the trumpets-- each trumpet playing a chord and the viola--is it playing a chord?

小提琴弹和弦了吗，那些喇叭呢-,或说每个喇叭都吹和弦了吗，还有中提琴，它也有和弦吗？

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

Because Albert Einstein, who I had on my wall,as a undergrad he meant so much to me, not only we both play the violin, the most brilliant mind and intelligence in the 20th century.

我还是大学生的时候，我家墙上有一副爱因斯坦的画像,他对于我来说非常重要，不仅因为我们都拉小提琴，20世纪最聪明最有智慧的人。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

It's something very special about Manuel of this highly spiritual kind of violin play which is absolutely accurate and technically superb And yet it's him, it's like hearing someone's voice.

那是曼努埃尔的特别之处,在这场充满灵气的小提琴表演上,他的表演非常传神，表现了超一流的技术,对就是他，听到琴声，就像听到了自己的声音。

麻省理工公开课 - 电影哲学课程节选

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