She put the bottle on the coffee table beside him, banging it down hard. He started at the sound, his concentration broken.

她把那个瓶子砰地一声放在他身边的咖啡桌上，他被这声音吓了一跳，注意力被打断了。

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Every day editorial rooms clatter with the sound of musical chairs and broken egos.

每天，编辑室都会充满椅子碰撞声，自尊被打碎的叹息声。

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The doleful silence was broken at length by the sound of the kitchen latch: Heathcliff had returned from his watch earlier than usual; owing, I suppose, to the sudden storm.

终于这场阴惨惨的沉寂被厨房门闩的响声打破了：希刺克厉夫守夜回来了，比平时早一点；我猜，是由于这场突来的风雪的缘故。

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The stillness the place had acquired was not broken by the sound of a radio playing or voices.

NEWYORKER: The Woman of the House

As I wandered, the still air was broken by the sound of roaring engines, while at the harbour, a dozen speedboats powered their way out to sea.

BBC: Oman��s sleepy Musandam Peninsula

The tranquillity of the coastal trail is occasionally broken by the sound of oncoming foot traffic, the enthusiastic chatter sprinkled with Spanish, French and German, as well as British and North American accents.

BBC: Hiking New Zealand��s smallest national park