英语翻译Violin prodigies (神童),I learned,have come in distinct wa

英语翻译
Violin prodigies (神童),I learned,have come in distinct waves from distinct regions.Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe.I asked Isaac Stern,one of the world’s greatest violinists,the reason for this phenomenon.“It is very clear,” he told me.“They were all Jews (犹太人) and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world.They were not allowed into the professional fields,but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage.” As a result,every Jewish parent's dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West.
Another element in the emergence of prodigies,I found,is a society that values excellence in a certain field and is able to nurture (培育) talent.Nowadays,the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East.“In Japan,a most competitive society with stronger discipline than ours,”says Isaac Stern,“children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields,including music.When Western music came to Japan after World War II,that music not only became part of their daily lives,but it became a discipline as well.” The Koreans and Chinese,as we know,are just as highly motivated as the Japanese.
That's a good thing,because even prodigies must work hard.Next to hard work,biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy.J.S.Bach,for example,was the top of several generations of musicians,and four of his sons had significant careers in music.

我发现,小提琴神童总是在一些特定的年份、从特定的地区涌现出来.绝大多数19世纪末20世纪初的杰出艺术家都在俄罗斯或东欧出生长大.就这一现象的原因,我询问了世界最著名的小提琴家之一——Issac Stern.“显而易见,”他说,“他们都是犹太人.当时犹太人在那些地区受到了严重歧视和不平等对待.他们不能做其它工作,但可以登台演出.”其结果是,每个犹太父母的愿望都是把孩子送进音乐学校,因为它是通往西方国家的通行证.
我也发现,神童出现的另一个原因,是社会对该领域的重视程度,以及是否有能力对人才进行培养.当今世界,最能培育人才的沃土似乎是远东地区.“日本——一个竞争性极强的社会,他们人民的自律能力又远远超过我们,”Issac Stern说,“那里的孩子每天都在各个领域作好了挑战极限的准备,包括音乐领域.二战后,西方音乐进入日本文化,它不仅融入了他们的日常生活里,也成为了一种专业训练.”据我们所知,韩国人和中国人也像日本人一样积极努力.
这是件好事,因为就算天才也要努力才能出名.除了刻苦练习,遗传基因对一个天才的决定作用也不可小觑.举例来说,几代人都无法匹敌的音乐大师——J.S.巴赫,他的四个儿子也都在音乐领域取得了卓越的成就.