But it feels kind of good watching the Celtics fans walk away sad."

VOA: special.2010.06.25

It's kind of weird. Kind of sad. I think it's a very sad place.

纽约有点怪异。有点悲伤。我觉得纽约是一个伤感的地方。

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How could you possibly be sad when listening to that kind of music?

听到这样的曲子,你怎么可能感到悲伤呢

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So,this is kind of a mood album, it's the extreme of moods, you know,Achin,' sad slow, sultry Country ballads and then the Shakin' is all up-tempo, kind of crazy,fast, a little bit throw-back Country, a little bit throw-back old soul or Motown."

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

And they got in this habit of, every time they had a bright, happy text, they'd set this in one kind of mode or key-- a major mode--and every time they had a sad one, they'd set it in minor.

于是人们养成了这样的习惯,每当人们书写欢乐,愉悦的歌词时,他们就设定一个调式或调性,即大调,每当人们书写忧伤的歌词时,他们就定为小调

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It was really good. A really sad ending or a messed up ending, I mean... it's kind of a mind-bender.

很不错呀。结局真的让人意想不到，非常震撼。

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