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2022年年12月四级试题及参考答案5 Violin prodigies (神童), I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers if the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the world”s greatest violinists the reason for this phenomenon. “It is very clear,“ he told me. “They were all Jews(犹太人) and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill treated in that part ofthe world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on aconcert stage.