This doesn't mean, of course, that we can just play Yo Yo ma in the background and expect to master the cello, or put the textbook underneath the pillow and expect to ace the algebra test.

但也并不意味着，我们在只有马友友曲子的背景刺激下便妄想着精通大提琴手，把教科书压枕头底下便妄想在代数考试中获得高分。

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university has launched what it says is the first Master of Arts (MA) degree course on the Beatles, to study their impact on popular music and society.

英国一所大学最近开设了首个“披头士文学硕士”学位课程，该学位专门研究披头士乐队对流行音乐和社会影响。

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A precious calligraphy work created by the late master crosstalker Ma Ji, who passed way last month, also went under the hammer. It raised 60,000 yuan.

由上个月去世的相声大师马季书写的一幅珍贵的书法作品以6万元的价格被拍卖。

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Apple will also find substantial competition from efforts of Visa (V), Master Card (MA) and Verizon (VZ).

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One maalem (or master craftsman), in particular, opened many doors for the decorator: Ma'alem Houman, who was skilled in the brickwork and tadelakt (a glazed plaster mixed with pigment and soap) that Willis brought out of the hammam (or bathhouse) and into Moorish interiors.

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