186　Make him a conductor 让他当指挥

My musical director wasn't happy with the performance of one of our percussionists. Repeated attempts to get the drummer to improve failed. Finally, in front of the orchestra, the director said in frustration, “When a musician just can't handle his instrument, they take it away, give him two sticks and make him a drummer!” A whisper was heard from the percussion section: “And if he can't handle that, they take away one of his sticks and make him a conductor.”
我们的乐队指挥对一位打击乐手的表现很不满意。使鼓手改进的多次努力都失败了。最后，指挥当着整个乐队的面生气地说：“当一个音乐家不能玩好自己乐器的时候，他们就把他的乐器拿走，给他两根棍，让他当鼓手。”这时候，从打击乐器那边传来耳语声：“如果他还不能摆弄好它，就拿走一根棍，让他当指挥。”