彈琴
——不只是舞動你的手指

by Dorothea Herrmann

翻譯：常青

彈琴
——不只是舞動你的手指

Playing the Piano—Makes You More Successful in Life

by Dorothea Herrmann

翻譯：常青

哇，原來彈鋼琴對個人整體發展的作用這么大呀！來，咱們快一起來圍觀一下彈鋼琴的好處吧！

1. Playing the Piano Sharpens Your Concentration

When you’re playing the piano, you have to focus on the1)rhythm,2)pitch,3)tempo,4)note duration, and several other things. Even though you’re doing something you actually enjoy, this is really a concentration exercise.

In fact, studies have shown that every time a musician picks up his or her instrument, there are5)fireworks going on in his or her brain.

2. Playing the Piano Teaches You Perseverance

Learning new songs on the piano takes time and effort. When you can actually play a song fluently by heart, you probably have spent several weeks practicing it. As you look forward to being able to play the song, you learn patience and increase your perseverance. These skills will always help you when you are confronted with difficult tasks at school, university, or at work.

1) rhythm [5rITEm] n. 節奏，韻律

2) pitch [pItF] n. 音調

3) tempo [5tempEJ] n. [音] 速度，拍子

4) note duration 音符長度

5) firework [5faIEw:k] n. 煙花

3. Playing the Piano Increases Your Memory Capacity

Playing the piano6)stimulates your brain. While you learn and play songs, the stimulated areas of your brain become larger and therefore more active. So when you play the piano, your ability to memorize audio information increases. Saying things like “I’m sorry! Maybe you have told me, but I really don’t remember.” may also occur less often.

1. 彈鋼琴能提高注意力

當你在彈奏鋼琴時，你需要注意節奏、音調、節拍、音符長度，以及其他東西。即便你在做的是自己真正喜歡的事情，這也是個需要高度集中注意力的訓練。

事實上，研究表明，每當音樂家拿起他或她的樂器時，其大腦就會閃現興奮的火花。

2. 彈鋼琴能培養毅力

學會新的鋼琴曲需要花費時間和精力。當你可以隨心所欲地流暢彈奏出一首曲子時，你大概已經花了好幾周的時間來練習它。當你期待著自己能夠彈奏出某首曲子時，你便學會了忍耐和堅持。將來無論你是在學校、大學，還是在工作中遇到了困難，這些技能總能幫助到你。

3. 彈鋼琴能增強記憶力

彈鋼琴能刺激你的大腦。當你在學習和彈奏歌曲時，大腦中就有更多區域會受到刺激，因而會變得更加活躍。所以當你彈鋼琴時，你記憶音頻信息的能力也在增強。或許說出像“我很抱歉！也許你告訴過我，但我真的不記得了。”這類話語的情況也會變少呢。

詞組加油站

focus on 集中于

pick up 拿起，學會

be confronted with 面臨……

audio information 有聲信息

6) stimulate [5stImjJleIt] v. 刺激，激發