还是看英文原版吧

书是好书，但看段翻译吧

原书第279页

“To GIVE A PERFORMANCE of Verdi's opera Aida, one could do without brass and woodwinds, strings and percussion, baritones and sopranos; all that is needed is a complete collection of tuning forks, and an accurate method for controlling their loudness.”

翻译如下

“要上演威尔第（Verdi）的歌剧《阿伊达》（Aida），我们不能没有铜管乐器和木管乐器，弦乐器和打击乐器，男中音和女高音；总的来说，需要一整套音叉，再加上一种控制音量的精确方法。”