作曲家的传记写在他的乐谱中,而不是在他的信件或日记里。
A composer's biography is written in his scores, not in his letters or diaries.
真正的纽约人暗中相信,生活在其他地方的人在某种意义上一定是在开玩笑。
Optimists tend to interpret their troubles as transient, controllable, and specific to one situation. Pessimists, on the other hand, believe that their troubles last forever, undermine everything they do, and are uncontrollable.