活躍在藝術學院的四胞胎

朋友，你還記得1985年5月出生在浙江杭州的四胞胎單佳、單虹、單瑋、單婷嗎?她們是我國首例單卵四胞胎，現在已是活躍在浙江省杭州藝術學院的新花。

美麗的西湖滋潤了她們，經歷了幼兒園、小學、中學，這四胞胎姐妹早已出落得亭亭玉立，落落大方，個頭都有 1.65米了。

坐落在杭州城北的杭州藝術學院，是所多學科藝校。四胞胎熱愛藝術，她們所學專業的主課是唱歌、鋼琴、形體。四胞胎很虔誠地對待學業，忙得不亦樂乎。

對鋼琴，四胞胎是下了苦功的。無論數九寒冬還是三伏酷暑，課后她們都堅持練習，在一起互相切磋。如今四胞胎已在考鋼琴五級了。練功房也是她們的教室，翻滾、劈叉……出一身汗，起幾個泡，都毫不吝惜。

四胞胎是見過世面的。她們六歲即登臺表演，受中央電視臺邀請赴京演出已達8次，1995年參加春節聯歡晚會表演小品《人體復印機》；2000年在中央電視臺六一兒童集錦中露面，表現了中國兒童是怎樣過六一國際兒童節的。至今她們已去過廣州、廈門、上海、大連、南京等地演出，獲過好幾次獎。外出表演時，爸爸單冬春做經紀人，演出價由爸爸來侃；媽媽虞亞靜管理服裝。

身穿一色橘黃高圓領毛線衣的四胞胎日前在家里接待了我們，笑吟吟地講她們的學習，她們的愛好，她們的計劃……她們愛好舞蹈，在2005年元旦文藝晚會上，她們演出了在老師指導下編排的歌舞《Kiss》。為在藝術上立腳，也為將來能更好地去拼搏，她們自費在外面學習舞蹈；她們不滿足于現在，讀完杭州藝校后，打算去報考上海師范大學音樂表演專業，進一步在藝術上深造。

忙于做飯的奶奶，有時也會進來笑嘻嘻地插上一兩句話。四胞胎考入杭州藝術學院那年，外婆送了臺電腦，她們上網學習可刻苦勤奮呢。

盡管臥室很窄小，除了四床大小、款式、質地、色彩都相同的被褥、枕巾、床單，再也沒有一點多余的空間放下一件哪怕是很小的物品了。可住在這里面的四胞胎還是很開心。緊緊挨著的四床被褥，就像四胞胎親密無間的感情，給人一種溫馨的感覺。窗外，三九寒冬里的行人縮著脖子快步行走；屋里，看著她們四個，再看看這四床一色的小被褥，我們也感到一陣陣溫暖。

她們可不是飯來張口衣來伸手的人。掌勺、洗菜、買米、幫奶奶穿針線……四胞胎已成為家庭的得力幫手。

每個四胞胎家庭都是不容易的。這家我國首例單卵四胞胎的父母，如今都早已40多歲。爸爸工作的杭州一家空調機廠已倒閉，只是為了照顧他，讓他留守看護；媽媽在杭州東風汽車制造公司工作。家庭養育了四胞胎，社會也關愛她們。10多年來新聞媒體曾對她們進行過許多報道。而四胞胎也關注著社會。她們欣聞在杭州順利出生了臺州的四胞胎，這讓她們非常高興，四姐妹特請我們轉達對他們的問候。

哈，幼兒園、小學、中學、藝校……首例單卵四胞胎就這么一步步走過來了。

The Shan Quadruplets Dedicated to Arts

Story and Photographs by Lu Huazhou， Wenxing

A mother gave birth to four baby girls in Hangzhou in May 1985. The city went wild with the sensational news. The babies were the first monovular quadruplets ever recorded in China's history.

At age 20 in 2005， they are now students at the Hangzhou Arts Academy. They study singing and play the piano. And they learn how to dance.

They have seen the world since they were babies. Their first art performance on a stage occurred when they were six. They have appeared on CCTV eight times so far. In 1995 they appeared in a program called Human Copies at the CCTV National Gala on the eve of the Spring Festival. So far they have put on performances in Guangzhou， Xiamen， Shanghai， Dalian， and Nanjing and won a few awards. Their father is their agent and the mother is their costume manager.

They are determined to be artists in the future. They plan to go to Shanghai to study music and performing arts at Shanghai Teachers' University after their graduation from the academy.

Their bedroom looks crowded: four beds with all the beddings in the same color and same design. But they are happy.

In China， a family with quadruplets has a tight budget to run family affairs. The father used to work at a manufacturer of air-conditioners in Hangzhou. After the company went under， the father was retained to work as a guard to look after the assets. The mother works at the Dongfeng Automaker. The family has received attention and care from the local community and businesses. And the city's media has given a good deal of coverage on the quadruplets over the two decades.