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

These are dimensions of communication that I've been identifying in "Mowing" with the whisper of the scythe, that is, a tone of meaning or a way of meaning.

这是谈话的特点,这个是我在“割草“中提到的“,镰刀的低语，这就是，一种语调蕴含的意思或者是一种方式的意义。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

And then watch what happens to the prose style and the difference in tone: I find it most difficult to express with adequate force that flash, that shiver, that impact of passionate recognition.

然后看看那些散文风格,及语调发生的改变：,我发现要恰如其份地表现一刹那的那种颤栗，那种动了感情发现的碰撞，真是最为困难。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

And I thought that really hurt the film, because it completely changed the tone sort of a bumpy and abrupt and the end In the scene with his aunt, she's overcome with despair.

我觉得它的出现毁了整部影片，因为它彻底改变了影片的基调,使结局显得唐突又自相矛盾,当镜头转到姨妈时，她正努力克服绝望的心情。

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