She learned to play the instrument when she was a small child and gave her first public recital at age 9.

当她还是个小孩子的时候，就学会了演奏乐器，并在9岁时举行了她的第一次公开独奏会。

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How about any instruments? What makes you want to play the instrument you chose?

是什么原因会让各位有玩所选乐器的动力？

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They don't have to see how the vocal cords are vibrating, or know exactly how difficult it is to play the instrument.

他们不用亲眼看着声带是怎样振动的，也不用知道弹奏乐器有多难。

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He learned to play the harmonica by watching an old man play the instrument.

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People realized almost immediately that the young man could play the instrument very well.

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He learned to play the instrument and began writing songs.

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His eyes followed every move his brother made, observing how to play the instrument.

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Ten years ago, an investor eager to play the two side by side had essentially one instrument: the convertible bond (debt switchable into equity).

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When you hear Santaolalla play a traditional instrument like the ronroco with a modern impulse, the genetic blueprint behind Bajofondo's electronic tango doesn't seem so foreign.

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