Too much exaggeration, a dismissive tone, or lack of eye contact are all sour notes in the tune of sincerity.

太多夸张之词，鄙视的语调，或是缺乏眼神接触都是判断一个人真诚与否负向因素。

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My stern, serious dad, cranking up our Lowrey organ, picking out the notes of a swingy Big Band tune and getting the whole house jumping.

表情严肃的父亲打开我们的Lowre y手风琴，弹奏了一小段节奏强劲的大型爵士乐曲，整个屋子欢腾了起来。

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In the musician's mind a fugitive set of notes began slowly to form into a tune.

在音乐家的脑海里，一组稍纵即逝的音符逐渐形成一个曲调。

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"I knew before that it would be so difficult for me as a composer because traditional musical instruments are never played in big performances, Cambodian musicians never read (musical) notes, they don't work with a conductor and especially related to the tune -- the pitch of traditional instruments -- it's not enough tune to perform with the rock band, " Him Sophy said.

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