AMONG the episodes in his life that didn't last, that were over almost before they began, including a spell in the army and a try at marriage, Michael Hart was a street musician in San Francisco.

他的一生中有很多持续不长的段落，有一些在开始以前就几乎结束了，包括短暂的参军和婚姻。在这些段落中，迈克·哈特曾在旧金山当过街头音乐家。

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The street musician is keeping alive a culture which has almost disappeared in our busy, organised, and regulated lives: the sound of music when you least expect it.

有一种文化已经在我们繁忙、有序、的生活中渐隐，那就是音乐之声，而街头演奏家仍使它保持活力。

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It's like this street musician in the Quarter who always says, "Man, we just trying to get back to abnormal!"

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