Wearing a gown and a mandarin jack et, the old man beats a drum to set the pace for the oarsmen, and several boys about 10 years of age, wearing dresses, beat drums and gongs.

鼓头身着长袍马褂，坐在龙颈上击鼓发令，男扮女装的鼓锣手，由十岁左右的孩童充任。

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The drum beat is all about language.

一切都与语言密切相关。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

It will be one more opportunity to beat the drum about all the great studies and why some patients might benefit.

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