He had thought the piano was merely a retirement pastime for his mother, and had protested mildly when she mentioned that her goal was to be good enough one day to play four-hand with him.

他认为钢琴只是母亲退休后用来打发时间的，当他母亲说起，她的目标是把琴练好，等有一天可以和瀚峰一起联弹四手，瀚峰温和地表示了反对。

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To do this I had to convince them it was not merely a machine on which to play games but an important tool that would teach me computer programming and aid my schoolwork.

我向他们保证这不是一部仅仅用来玩游戏的机器，而是一个教我电脑编程和指导我作业的重要工具。

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In other words, feathers were not merely a variation on a theme: They were using the same genetic instruments to play a whole new kind of music.

换句话说，羽毛不只是旋律的变化，它们是利用相同遗传乐器奏出的全新曲调。

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