23岁的英国青年尼古拉斯·麦卡锡天生没有右手,但他经过不懈努力终于从世界知名的英国皇家音乐学院毕业,成为该学院建校130年来首位独手钢琴家。麦卡锡是英国萨里郡塔德沃斯市人,出生时右臂只有肘上短短的一截,这使他看起来就像个截肢者。不过,麦卡锡的父母从小就教导他要对自己充满自信。麦卡锡回忆说:“他们告诉我,虽然 Nicholas McCarthy, a 23-year-old British youth, was born without a right-hand man. However, after tireless efforts, he finally graduated from the world-renowned Royal College of Music and became the first solo pianist in the school in 130 years. McCarthy, a city in Tadworth, Surrey, England, was born with only a short arm on his right arm, making him look like an amputee. However, McCarthy’s parents taught him to be confident about himself. McCarthy recalled: ”They told me, though