The "right tone at the top" and "good governance." Although these phrases are often brushed off as meaningless, in the midst of crisis, these phrases sound both sweet and powerful.

通常人们都认为“高层决策英明”和“公司治理有序”这类口号没有实际意义；但在危机当中，这些话听起来既顺耳又有力。

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Either way, each sound I made took her further away from the idea of a sweet baby and closer to the idea of losing her mother.

无论是往哪方面想，听起来都会使她离一个可爱的婴儿的想法越来越远，而对失去妈妈的想法却越来越真切。

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The sound was both melancholy and sweet. It was as if he were alone in the universe.

琴声忧郁而甜美，彷佛整个宇宙只有他一人。

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The album is filled with the kind of uplifting melodies and sweet vocal harmonies that sound pleasant and unobjectionable, but the resulting songs sometimes sound treacly and are often quite dull.

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And if that kind of pragmatic and tough-minded Machiavellian strategy was what it was going to take to keep my sweet, spirited, stubborn young daughter safe and sound then, in my mind, it was in her best interest.

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