What I mean is that this tool doesn't speak loudly; it whispers, and you have to lean forward to hear it.

我是说那种工具声音不会很大;,它是低语的，你不得不倾身细听。

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Trumpet, yeah, and he had this wonderful rich sound but boy, it was a big, huge sound, kind of the ultimate in-your-face trumpet player.

小号,是的,而且他让这声音听起来美妙而饱满,但是孩子们,这可是很大很响的声音,好像在你眼前演奏的一样

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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。

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