He begged hard, and said he couldn't play-a plausible excuse, but too thin; there wasn't a musician in the country that could.

He begged hard, and said he couldn't play-a plausible excuse, but too thin; there wasn't a musician in the country that could.

他苦苦哀求，说他不能玩——这似乎是一个合理的借口，但太牵强;这个国家没有一个音乐家能做到这一点。

-- Mark Twain 马克·吐温