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1、EvelynGlenniewasthefirstladyofsolopercussioninScotland.Inaninterview,sherecalledhowshebecameapercussionsoloist(打擊樂器獨(dú)奏演員)inspiteofherdisability.“EarlyonIdecidednottoallowtheopinionsofotherstostopmefrombecomingamusician.IgrewuponafarminnortheastScotlandandbegantakingpianolessonswhenIwaseight.The
2、olderIgot,themoremypassion(酷愛)formusicgrew.ButIalsobegantograduallylosemyhearing.Doctorsconcludedthatthenervedamagewasthecauseandbyagetwelve,Iwascompletelydeaf.Butmyloveformusicneverleftme.“Mygoalwastobecomeapercussionsoloist,eventhoughtherewerenoneatthattime.Toperform,Ilearnedtohearmusicdiffe
3、rentlyfromothers.Iplayinmystockingfeetandcantellthepitchofanote(音調(diào)高低)bythevibrations(振動(dòng)).Ifeelthroughmybodyandthroughmyimagination.MyentiresoundworldexistsbymakinguseofalmosteverysensethatIhave.“Iwasdeterminedtobeassessedasamusician,notasadeafmusician,andIappliedtothefamousRoyalAcademyofMusici
4、nLondon.Nootherdeafstudenthaddonethisbeforeandsometeachersopposedmyadmission.Basedonmyperformance,Iwasfinallyadmittedandwenttograduatewiththeacademy’shighesthonours.“Afterthat,Iestablishedmyselfasthefirstfull-timesolopercussionist.Iwroteandarrangedalotofmusicalcompositionssincefewhadbeenwritte
5、nspeciallyforsolopercussionists.“Ihavebeenasoloistforovertenyears.Althoughthedoctorthoughtawastotallydeaf,itdidn’tmeanthatmypassioncouldn’tberealized.Iwouldencouragepeoplenottoallowthemselvestobelimitedbyothers.Followyourpassion;followyourheart,theywillleadyoutotheplaceyouwanttogo.”（08江蘇完型填空）I
6、twasthesummerof1965.DeLuca,then17,visitedPeterBuck,afamilyfriend.BuckaskedDeLucaabouthisplansforthefuture.“I’mgoingtocollege,butIneedawaytopayforit,”DeLucarecallssaying.“Bucksaid,‘Youshouldopenasandwichshop.’”Thatafternoon,theyagreedtobepartners.Andtheysetagoal:toopen32storesintenyears.Afterdo
7、ingsomeresearch,buckwroteacheckfor$1000.DeLucarentedastorefront(店面)inConnecticut,andwhentheycouldn’tcovertheirstart-upcosts,Buckkickedinanother$1000.Butbusinessdidn’tgosmoothlyastheyexpected.DeLucasays,“Aftersixmonths,weweredoingpoorly,
