I can perfectly recall the tone of her voice and the expression on her face as she sang to us, but no matter how hard I try, I simply cannot remember the lyrics or the melody of that song.

我能很清楚地记起她吟唱时的音调和面庞，但是无论我如何回忆，我就是记不起那摇篮曲的歌词和旋律。

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It's hard to know whether it is Gorbachev or his interpreter who is responsible for the occasional brusqueness of tone.

直到现在还很难断定是戈老本身还是他的翻译者给我们造成了这种戈老演讲唐突行为的印象。

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For example, although I find it hard to resist using an irritable tone, my husband almost never speaks harshly, and that's really a wonderful trait.

举例来说，虽然我很难阻止自己不暴跳如雷，而我丈夫却从来没有过激的言语，这真是一个极好的品质。

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