In his speech to Israelis, Biden's tone was conciliatory.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

The wonder of Frost is really in his tone, his way of saying things without saying them in so many words.

弗罗斯特的疑问存在于他的语调，他用极少的词语来叙述。

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Is he sincere in saying this, in making this point or his he somehow being ironical in his use of the religious tone ? or the religious register?

他说那些话时，是否诚恳地反应其论点,或他只是故做讽刺,才使用那些宗教论调,或是宗教语言？

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As Mr. Obama made his international debut on the world stage, an unmistakable change in tone and attitude emerged about how the United States will deal with the rest of the world.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

All right. Now as you read Iser you'll see immediately that in tone, in his sense of what's important, and in his understanding of the way in which we negotiate the world of texts he much more closely resembles Gadamer than Hirsch.

你们在读伊瑟尔时，立马可以感觉到,在他的语气，对重点的把握中,以及他对我们读懂文章的方法上的理解,他更像葛达玛，而不是赫施。

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