Beethoven thought of an air, hammered at it, altered it again and again.

贝多芬想起了一个曲调，就专心致志地研究它，一遍又一遍地修改它。

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At the thought the minor movement of the Beethoven begins to play in her head, the trills long and terrible like little rolling drums.

一想到这，贝多芬的小调乐章就开始在她脑海里演奏起来，悠长而又可怕的颤音，像是轻轻擂出的鼓点- - - - - -。

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I have never thought of writing for reputation and honour. What I have in my heart must come out; that is the reason why I compose. — Ludwing Van Beethoven.

我从来没想过要为出名和荣耀而作曲。我内心的东西一定要冒出来，那就是我要谱曲的原因。——路德维希·凡·贝多芬。

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