Max: If not only strain my back, it breaks my heart when I think of a certain singing group that will not appear at the festival tonight.

麦克斯：想到今晚的音乐节上有一个演唱小组不参加演出，真让我伤心透了。

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Zankel will be home to two evenings of the traditional music that would seem so incompatible with Carnegie’s mission but goes to the very heart of the festival.

这个非正式的中型多功能音乐厅已经投入使用六年，在本次音乐节中将举办两场传统音乐晚会，而这两场晚会——看起来和卡内基的服务宗旨完全背离——正是本次音乐节的核心部分。

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So naturally, Burning Man — a week-long, counter-cultural festival in the heart of Nevada's Black Rock Desert — would be an important stop, right?

所以自然而然地，在美国内华达州黑岩沙漠举办的为时一周，反传统的狂欢节Burning Man将有必要停止活动，对吗？

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Sadly,its leader Alex Chilton died of a heart attack on the first day of the music festival.

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