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。
For my part, I have no idea whether Gilbert is a great conductor or even a good one.
就我而言，我不知道吉尔伯特是否是一位伟大的指挥家，甚至是否是一位出色的指挥家。
If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are to succeed, they must first change the relationship between America's oldest orchestra and the new audience it hopes to attract.
如果吉尔伯特和爱乐乐团想要成功，他们首先必须改变美国最古老乐团与它希望吸引的新观众之间的关系。
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。