It came back like a sound from a golden flute.

它的回音就像从金色的长笛中吹出来一样。

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This is something like the way in which high and low sounds are produced by a flute or whistle.

这种方式类似于长笛或是哨子所产生的高低音。

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The old man answered in a voice that trembled like a rusty flute.

老头儿颤着声，像一支生了锈的长笛般回答说。

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The Greeks did it by the playing of a flute like or oboe like instrument that played a military tune that had you marching forward at the right pace.

希腊人通过类似长笛,或双簧管的乐器发出指令,使之能以正确的步调前进

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Flute-like in shape and made of fine Czech crystal, they were designed to minimize the loss of carbonation during pouring, or at least that's how I understand it.

WSJ: An Enduring Tradition

Didn't he play the flute or something like that?

ECONOMIST: Historical biography

It's not an issue among professional musicians, he says, and men occupy first flute roles in leading orchestras like the New York Philharmonic.

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