The sand acts like a sponge and filters the water and slows evaporation.

沙子像海绵一样过滤水，并减缓蒸发的进程。

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This creates deep pools in the riverbed and slows the water down.

这就在河床上形成了深水池，使水流变慢。

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And slows his horse to a meaning walk.

放慢马儿走得意味深长。

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And the experimenter is back there with the speed knob and at random intervals he just speeds up the tape of their heart and then slows it down.

实验者回到实验室，带着录音设备,随机地,他加速了心跳的录音,然后又慢下来。

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The tempo here is very slow and he slows it down even more and then it just sits out there, this huge wonderful voice that he had, on the leading tone.

速度非常缓慢,经他处理后就更慢了,余音缭绕,他在导音上展现了洪亮,精妙的歌喉

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