1. I imagined my self as different types of prodigy, trying to find out which one suited me the best.

2. I had new thoughts, which were filled with a strong spirit of disobedience and rebellion.

3. The girl was Shirley Temple-like, slightly rude but in an amusing way.

4. When I said those words, I felt that some very nasty thoughts had got out of my chest, and so I felt scared. But at the same time I felt good, relieved, because those nasty things had been suppressed in my heart for some time and they had got out at last.

5. I could feel that her anger had reached the point where her self-control would collapse, and I wanted to see what my mother would do when she lost complete control of herself.

6. When the lid to the piano was closed, it shut out the dust and also put an end to my misery and her dreams.

1. 我的头发没有做出我要的大卷花，而是给我弄成一头乱蓬蓬的黑色小卷毛。

2. 在她告诉我答案前，她对了对手中的杂志，看看赫尔辛基是否能这样发音。

3. 她似乎被这音乐吸引住了。这钢琴曲不长，但有点狂乱，有着迷人的特点，乐曲一开始

4. 是快节奏的， 接着是欢快跳动的节拍，然后又回到嬉戏的部分。

5. 如果她的才气和她的脾气一样大，她早就出名了。

6. 我最喜欢练习的部分是花哨的谢幕行礼动作，先出右脚，脚尖点在地毯的玫瑰图案上，身子侧摆，左腿弯曲，抬头，微笑。

7. 一股凉气从头顶开始，然后一点点传到全身。但我却不能停止演奏，双手好像着了魔似的。我不停地想，我的手指会调整好，就像火车会被扳到正确的轨道上。

8. 她的脸部失去了表情，嘴巴紧闭，双臂无力地垂下。她退出了房间，神色惊异，好像一小片枯黄的树叶被风吹走，那样单薄、脆弱、毫无生气。

9. 第一次，或好像感觉是第一次，我注意到右边的乐曲。它的名称是“心满意足”。我也试着弹这首曲子。它的曲调比较轻松，但节奏同样流畅，不是很难。“祈求的孩子”较短、较慢，而“心满意足”更长、更快些。在我弹了几遍之后，我意识到，原来这两个曲子是同一首歌的两个部分。