On the back of the left hand she made out the post horn tattooed in old ink now beginning to blur and spread.

她发现老人的左手背上,刻有着译车号的刺青,不过已经变得模糊。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

This is my friend, long-time colleague, music librarian extraordinaire and professional French horn player, Eva Heater, who will demonstrate here-- Come on over here right in the center.

这位是我的朋友,长期共事的同事,音乐图书管理员,了不起的专业法国圆号手,伊娃·夕瑟,她将在此演奏,过来,站到中间来

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

Think of these poor French horn players in the orchestra.

想象一下管弦乐团中可怜的圆号手

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

In this case, the basic column of air is twelve and a half feet long and there are something called "Partials" or the "Harmonic series" That happens in anything, on a string instrument or whatever, but on the horn it's very distinct and that's what makes the different notes.

像这样,基本空气柱有十二个,每个半英尺长,圆号能发出分音,或泛音列,弦乐器或是,其他别的乐器中都有,但在圆号上,效果相当不同,这就是它能奏出不同音符的原因

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选