The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009.
纽约爱乐乐团决定聘请艾伦·吉尔伯特担任下一任音乐总监，自从2009年突然宣布这一任命以来，这一决定一直是古典音乐界议论的焦点。
One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise, however, is that Gilbert is comparatively little known.
然而，任命之所以如此出人意料，其中一个原因就是吉尔伯特相对来说并不为人所知。
Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert's appointment in the Times, calls him "an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him.
就连在《纽约时报》上曾支持吉尔伯特任命的托马西尼，也称他为‘一位不张扬的音乐家，身上完全没有那种令人敬畏的指挥家的气质’。
Once on the calendar, I protect this time like I would a doctor’s appointment or important meeting”, he writes.
一旦安排在日历上，我就像保护医生预约或重要会议一样保护这段时间。
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。