186 Make him a conductor 讓他當指揮
My musical director wasn't happy with the performance of one of our percussionists. Repeated attempts to get the drummer to improve failed. Finally, in front of the orchestra, the director said in frustration, “When a musician just can't handle his instrument, they take it away, give him two sticks and make him a drummer!” A whisper was heard from the percussion section: “And if he can't handle that, they take away one of his sticks and make him a conductor.”
我們的樂隊指揮對一位打擊樂手的表現(xiàn)很不滿意。使鼓手改進的多次努力都失敗了。最后,指揮當著整個樂隊的面生氣地說:“當一個音樂家不能玩好自己樂器的時候,他們就把他的樂器拿走,給他兩根棍,讓他當鼓手。”這時候,從打擊樂器那邊傳來耳語聲:“如果他還不能擺弄好它,就拿走一根棍,讓他當指揮。”