TED演讲：学校扼杀创造力(11)

 　　But as they went out of the room, he turned on the radio that was sitting on his desk. 但医生在出去时，把在办公桌上的收音机打开了。

　　And when they got out room, he said to her mother, "Just stand and watch her." 在他们走出房间后，医生对她妈妈说: “我们就站在这儿观察一下她。”

　　And the minute they left the room, she was on her feet, moving to the music. 他们离开房间后，Gillian站起来，随着音乐跳起舞来。

　　And they watched for a few minutes and he turned to her mother and said,  她妈妈和医生在门外看了几分钟，医生对她妈妈说：

　　"Mrs. Lynne, Gillian isn't sick; she's a dancer. Take her to a dance school." “Lynne太太，Gillian没病，她是个舞蹈天才。让她去上舞蹈学校吧。”

　　I said, "What happened?" She said, "She did. I can't tell you how wonderful it was.  话说到这，我问Gillian：“后来怎么样了？” 她回答道：“我妈妈送我去了舞蹈学校。我无法形容那里有多棒。

　　We walked in this room and it was full of people like me.  那里有很多像我这样的人。

　　People who couldn't sit still. People who had to move to think." 都是些坐不住的人。我们必须在动态中才能思考。”

　　Who had to move to think. They did ballet¹, they did tap, jazz; they did modern; they did contemporary². 在动态中才能思考。他们跳芭蕾，跳踢踏舞，跳爵士舞，跳现代舞。

　　She was eventually auditioned³ for the Royal Ballet School; she became a soloist⁴; she had a wonderful career at the Royal Ballet. 后来她考入皇家芭蕾舞学校，成为芭蕾舞女主演，事业发展很成功。

　　She eventually graduated from the Royal Ballet School, founded the Gillian Lynne Dance Company, met Andrew Lloyd Webber. 从皇家芭蕾舞学校毕业后，她成立了自己的公司，Gillian Lynne舞蹈公司，遇到了Andrew Lloyd Weber。

　　She's been responsible⁵ for some of the most successful musical theater productions in history,  她负责担任过一些极其成功的音乐剧的编舞，

　　she's given pleasure to millions, and she's a multi-millionaire.  她给数以万计的观众带来了艺术享受，她也是个亿万富翁。

　　Somebody else might have put her on medication and told her to calm down. 可是，有人也许曾认为她有多动症，命令她“冷静”。

1 ballet   

n.芭蕾舞

参考例句：

• Angela studied ballet for six years.安吉拉学了六年芭蕾舞。
• She is a celebrated star of ballet.她是一个芭蕾舞明星。

2 contemporary   

n.同时代的人；adj.同时代的，同时，属于同一时期的

参考例句：

• Dickens was contemporary with Thackeray.狄更斯与萨克莱属于同一时代。
• She is very much alive to contemporary issues.她对当代的问题十分注意。

3 auditioned   

vi.试听（audition的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• None of the actresses we have auditioned is suitable. 我们试听的这些女演员都不合适。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• What is that, from some script you auditioned for in the '40s? 什么玩意儿是你40年代试的那些剧本吗？ 来自电影对白

4 soloist   

n.独奏者，独唱者

参考例句：

• The soloist brought the house down with encore for his impressive voice.这位独唱家以他那感人的歌声博得全场喝彩。
• The soloist had never performed in London before.那位独唱者过去从未在伦敦演出过。

5 responsible   

adj.有责任的，应负责的；可靠的，可信赖的；责任重大的；vi.休息，睡；静止，停止

参考例句：

• He must be responsible to me for this matter.这件事他必须对我负责。
• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。