but the noise steadily increased. I arose and argued about trifles, in a high key and with violent gesticulations;

VOA: special.2009.02.02

We get used to the ticking of a clock or to noise of traffic but it's actually a very important form of learning because imagine life without it.

我们习惯了钟的滴答声和车来人往的噪音,但这却是一种非常重要的学习形式,我们不妨试想一下无法进行习惯化的情形。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Hunger is not essentially a message to other people but when humans when it involves a loud noise the reason why we've evolved loud noises is to communicate with other people.

饥饿不是一个传达给别人的信息,但人类会发出很大的声音,我们为什么会进化出很大的声音,就是为了与人沟通。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

But it continued until,at length, I found that the noise was not within my ears.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

All right, turn them off. If they have to make noise as you turn them off, turn them off, but that's it. So, when you walk through that door, it's an act of free will.

好了，把它们关掉，如果一定要发出声音,当关机的时候，也要关机，就这样，当你走进那扇门，这是自由意志的选择。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observations of the men -- but the noise steadily increased.

VOA: special.2009.02.02

Yes, but predicting what he does versus what Clinton will do or Bush is a bit too much noise Nobody would have predicted George Bush So Bill Clinton was right, voting for Barack Obama would be a roll of the dice?

我倒是想，但是要预测他的政策,比起预测克林顿，或者布什，太不靠谱了,当时谁又会想到乔治·布什是这样的总统呢,这么说，看来比尔·克林顿没说错，他说，给奥巴马投票等于在赌运气，是吗？

斯坦福公开课 - 经济学课程节选

I talked more quickly -- more loudly; but the noise increased.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

but the noise steadily increased. Why would they not be gone?

VOA: special.2009.02.02

But the noise kept increasing. Why would they not be gone?

VOA: special.2009.05.16

But Maudie made an angry noise and kicked the calf away.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

But the noise does not seem to frighten the birds.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

But the noise continually increased.

VOA: special.2009.02.02

I thought she would be talking and making noise,but she was fine,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

But,if a child is choking and cannot make noise or is turning blue, parents should know the Heimlich maneuver, or for babies under the age of one, give a few quick slaps on the back and then chest thrusts.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23