Someone was beating a drum.

有人在敲鼓。

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He was beating a drum.

他正在打鼓。

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Luogushu is generally performed as follows: the performer sings and tells stories while beating a drum and gong by him/herself.

锣鼓书的基本演出形式是演员自击锣鼓，唱表说书。

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If it was sound that was being received that might be beating of a drum, for example, that sound gets transduced.

如果将配体看作是,有待接受的敲鼓声,声音信号得到了转换

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An orchestra plays different rhythms, beating out time on a small indigenous drum called a tinya.

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