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A young girl heard a composer on the radio and wanted to make music too.有个小女孩在收音机里听到一位「作曲家」，从此也想做音乐。 At school she wrote songs and learned that water is a solvent and salt a solute.在学校里，她写歌，也学到了水是一种「溶剂」，盐是一种「溶质」。 Her first teacher said a composition was a gift you give to others.她的第一位老师说，「作品」是你送给别人的礼物。

She began to compose short pieces at home.她开始在家里「创作」短曲。 She spent every free evening writing one more line of music.她把每个空闲的晚上都花在多写一行音乐上。 Her composition was short, but complete and clear.她的「作品」很短，却完整而清楚。

Then her city held a competition for young players.后来她所在的城市办了一场年轻人的「比赛」。 The other children could compete, and some were far better than her.别的孩子都能上场「竞争」，有些人比她强得多。 One competitor played a long piece and never missed a note.有一位「对手」弹了一首长曲，一个音也没错。 She put her small composite of sounds next to that big song.她把自己那点「混合」的声音放在那首大曲子旁边。 The judges called her piece competitive, because it came from real feeling.评委说她的曲子很有「竞争力」，因为里面有真实的感情。

She did not win first place, but she learned something important.她没有拿到第一名，却学到了一件重要的事。 The composer and the competition taught her that a small voice can still be heard.那位「作曲家」和那场「比赛」让她明白，小小的声音也能被听见。 After that she kept writing, because the work was meaningful.从那以后她一直写下去，因为这件事是有「意义」的。