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They are the most expensive violins in the world.
世上最名贵的一种小提琴
And they're worth so much because they have a unique sound.
这种琴因其音色独特而价格不菲
They have an incredible singing quality
这种琴音质极好
and also incredible depth and richness.
音色浑厚低沉
And I think they reach closer than any instrument
我觉得它们比任何一种乐器
to the human voice,
都更接近人类的声音
which touches people.
因此感人至深
The body of this violin
这种小提琴的琴身
has a remarkable connection to the weather.
与气候有着奇妙的联系
Stradivarius Violins are defined, in part,
斯特拉迪瓦里小提琴名贵的原因之一
by the exceptionally fine-grained wood they're made from.
在于其使用的木料纹理极为细密
This violin was made in 1721,
这把琴制于1721年
nearly 300 years ago.
将近三百年前
And the comparison with the grain of a 20th-century tree
其纹理与二十世纪的树木相比
is startling.
十分惊人
Intrigued, scientists in America
出于好奇 美国科学家
have conducted a series of tests,
进行了一系列实验
which seem to suggest that the unique sound of the Stradivarius
证实了斯式琴独特的音色
is down, in some ways,
某种程度上
to the fine-grained wood they're made from.
归功于其使用的上等木料
