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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.

自2009年突然宣布任命艾伦·吉尔伯特以来，纽约爱乐乐团聘请他担任下一任音乐总监的决定一直是古典音乐界热议的话题。

One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise, however, is that Gilbert is comparatively little known.

然而，这一任命之所以如此出人意料，原因之一是吉尔伯特相对来说名气不大。

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.”

就连曾在《纽约时报》上支持任命吉尔伯特的托马西尼，也称他为“一位朴实谦逊的音乐家，身上丝毫没有令人敬畏的指挥家的架子”。

We learn from Paragraph 1 that Gilbert's appointment has ____

从第1段我们得知，吉尔伯特的任命____

Once on the calendar, I protect this time like I would a doctor’s appointment or important meeting,” he writes.

一旦写进日程表，我就会像对待医生预约或重要会议那样保护这段时间。”他写道。