The experience was so shattering to Tschaikovsky that he attempted to end his life by standing up to his neck at night in the freezing waters of the Neva River.

• 这场经历对柴可大斯基是一次毁灭性的打击，他在夜里走进涅瓦河，让冰冷的河水没到自己的脖子，打算以此结束自己的生命。