ONE morning last month in an airy hall at the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, the only sound to be heard was a chorus of zestfully inelegant slurping.

上个月，一个空气清新的早晨，在巴西维索萨联邦大学（Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil）宽敞的大厅里，杯测比赛（Cup of Excellence competition）正进行得热火朝天，大家能听到的只有此起彼伏的“啧啧”声。

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The entrance of the church has access to the sacristy, the chorus, the main hall and the chapel of the Blessed.

教堂的入口可以通向圣器安置所，合唱室，主大厅和礼拜堂。

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All the other children in the hall took up the chorus.

大厅里所有其他的孩子都参加了合唱。

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As a symbolic gesture to the public, the venue is marking the changeover with a free concert on Thursday that will include acts from Broadway shows ("Chicago, " "Avenue Q, " "Phantom"), plus the New York City Gay Men's Chorus, the Town Hall Broadway's Rising Stars Chorus, and others.

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