To be Deaf 耳聋
In an entrance examination of a conservatory of music, a teacher asked one of the boys, "What is the most important physiological quality of a musician?"
在一次音乐学院的入学考试中，老师问其中一个男孩："音乐家最重要的生理素质是什么？
"To be deaf," replied the boy.
"耳聋，"男孩答道。
"Nonsense!" said the teacher angrily.
"胡说！"老师气愤地说。
"Why, sir! Don't you know that the famous musician Beethoven was deaf?" the boy asked in reply disdainfully.
"怎么了，先生！难道您不知道大名鼎鼎的音乐家贝多芬是个聋子吗？"男孩轻蔑地反问道。
词义解析：
1.conservatory：音乐学院
2.physiological：生理的
3.quality：素质
4.musician：音乐家
5.nonsense：胡说
6.disdainfully：轻蔑地
词组解析：
entrance examination：入学考试
