Uh, health is important for me because I can't do other things I want to do—play music, teach philosophy— if I'm ill.

健康对我很重要，因为如果我生病就不能做我喜欢的事（玩音乐，教哲学）。

youdao

As I work in music today, I try to implement this idea - that the music I play, like me, doesn't belong to only one culture.

今天我从事音乐，我尝试去这种想法——我演奏的音乐，像我一样，并不仅仅从属于一种文化。

youdao

Just because I play a few instruments andlike to listen to classical music, does that make me a haughty snob who eatscrustless sandwiches and drink tea with my pinky up?

就因为我可以演奏几种乐器而且喜欢听古典音乐，我就必定是个翘着兰花指吃三明治、喝茶的自大狂？

youdao

In fact, I got the music that you told me you liked, and it's going to play it all night long.

事实上，我找到了你跟我提过你喜欢的音乐，一整晚都会放哦。

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