In any case, the tension between denotation and connotation is part of the way in which irony works.

在任何情况下，讽刺的作用，都是表达了符号和涵义之间的张力。

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As we come back in to this, I think we've got a situation where the piano keeps playing the four-note motive, the part like he was building it up for tension.

回到这里，我想情况是这样的，钢琴一直弹奏着四音节的动机，这个部分像是钢琴在制造紧张气氛。

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The shift in population to the suburbs has been motivated less by racial tension (although this may play a part) than by desires for better and more modern living facilities.

人口逆城市化的动机较少受到种族冲突的影响（虽然这可能占一部分），更多是渴望更好的享受现代生活设施。

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In any case, the tension between denotation and connotation is part of the way in which irony works.

在任何情况下，讽刺的作用,都是表达了符号和涵义之间的张力。

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Often when such a different approach to management is introduced in one part of the organization, there is tension at the interface between the part of the company still doing traditional management and the part managing work in a radically different way.

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