Track 5

by Steve Israel

翻译：法比仔

马儿也是钢琴师

The Piano-Playing Horse

Track 5

by Steve Israel

翻译：法比仔

你以为弹钢琴是人类才有的专利吗？No！读读下面这个小故事，相信你读完后肯定不得不服这匹“神马”了，哈哈！

A horse is a horse, of course. Unless he’s Deva, the piano-playing horse.

In the hills of western Sullivan County, after Deva1)ambles over to the piano, he uses his tongue and lips to make music from the keys.

How does he do it?

Deva’s2)dentist Finch says that many horses might get scared by the sound and shy away from the piano. But Finch is not surprised that Deva is a piano3)prodigy. Horses are smarter than many people think.

Still, Finch thinks Deva is “special” because he’s never seen another horse play the piano.

Seven years ago, after Deva’s owner found him, she began playing CDs for him. Day by day, an4)equine piano star was born.

“They’re so much more intelligent and understanding than people think,” Deva’s owner said.

词组加油站

shy away from（因恐惧、害羞等）回避，退缩

1) amble [5Ambl] v.（马）缓行，溜蹄

2) dentist [5dentIst] n. 牙科医生

3) prodigy [5prɒdIdVI] n. 奇才

4) equine [5i:kwaIn] adj. 马的，似马的

当然，马就是马——除非它是德瓦，一匹会弹钢琴的马。

在沙利文县西边的山区，有匹名叫德瓦的马儿悠闲地踱到了钢琴边儿上，然后用它的舌头和嘴唇敲打着琴键来进行演奏。

那么它是怎么做到的？

德瓦的牙医芬奇说，大多数马儿在听到钢琴声时或许会被吓跑。但芬奇对于德瓦是名钢琴天才并不感到惊讶。马儿的智慧超出许多人的想象。

不过，芬奇认为德瓦依旧是“特别”的，因为他还从未见过另一匹会弹钢琴的马儿。

七年前，德瓦的主人在发现它以后，便开始为它播放CD。日复一日，一位马中的钢琴之星诞生了。

“它们比人们想象中的要更聪明，也更有理解力，”德瓦的主人说道。