Rhythm is simply these patterns, usually repeating patterns, of longs and short that get superimposed as they set up above the basic beat underneath.

节奏就是一些长短模式,通常是反复出现的,与下面的基本节拍叠加在一起

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The dividing up of this stream into different patterns often repeating, of longs and short is superimposing rhythm over top of this basic beat which is organized in terms of these meters.

对于节拍流不同部分的拆分,是经常重复的,也是有长有短的,这就是在基本拍的基础上的旋律叠加,也就是说是以这些拍子为组织依据的

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I'm always telling my kids,"Don't like"-- no.It is indeed very regular--So it is indeed very regular so that's one thing, and by regular we mean these patterns keep repeating again and again.

我总是对我的孩子说，不要说貌似-,它非常规则，所以它非常规则，这是其一，然后我们希望这些形式不断重复。

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