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乘着音乐翅膀(节选) 　　“EI Sistema”在英语中指的是“The System”,可译为“音乐救助体系”,它是委内瑞拉以José Antonio Abreu为首的一群音乐家推行的一项教育实践活动。30多年来,这个“音乐救助体系”帮助了委内瑞拉20多万贫民窟的孩子,让他们得以学习乐器,组成乐队,进而爱上音乐,用音乐充实并改变他们的人生。当今炙手可热的青年指挥才俊古斯塔沃?杜达梅尔和广受瞩目的委内瑞拉西蒙?玻利瓦尔青年管弦乐团就诞生于这个体系,他们已成为委内瑞拉向世界展示的一面旗帜,是该国的骄傲。 　　创办于1984年的TED(Technology、Entertainment、Design的缩写)大会,其宗旨为“用思想的力量来改变世界”。每年来自全球不同学科的顶尖学者与实践者们会云集该大会发表演讲。2005年开始设立的TED大奖是该大会最激动人心的一部分,每一年有三个获奖名额。获奖者除了得到10万美金的奖励以外,还有机会在大会上公开阐述其TED愿望,而TED的组织者将竭尽全力帮助他们实现愿望。 　　本文是2009年TED大奖的获得者之一,曾任委内瑞拉文化部长、国会议员,既是经济学家也是业余音乐家的José Antonio Abreu发表的演讲节选,语言流畅,感情真挚,值得一读。 　　 　　Since I was a boy, in my early childhood, I always wanted to be a musician, and, thank God, I 1)made it. From my teachers, my family and my community, I had all the necessary support to become a musician. All my life I’ve dreamed for all 2)Venezuelan children to have the same opportunity that I had. From that desire and from my heart stemmed the idea to make music a deep and global reality for my country. 　　From the very first rehearsal, I saw the bright future ahead because the rehearsal meant a great challenge to me. I had received a donation of 503)music stands to be used by 100 children in that rehearsal. When I arrived at the rehearsal, only 11 kids had shown up, and I said to myself, “Do I close the program or multiply these kids?” I decided to face the challenge, and on that same night, I promised those 11 children I’d turn our orchestra into one of the leading orchestras in the world. 　　During the recent tour by the 4)Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela of the U.S. and Europe, we saw how our music moved young audiences to the bottom of their souls, how children and adolescents rushed up to the stage to receive the5)jackets from our musicians, how the 6)standing ovations, sometimes 30 minutes long, seemed to last forever, and how the public, after the concert was over, went out into the street to greet our young people in triumph. This meant not only an artistic triumph, but also a profound emotional