Gone is the fuzzy rhetoric about co-operation to boost global growth. A more combative tone has taken hold (see article).

往日有关通过合作促进全球经济增长的含混修辞如今已销声匿迹，取而代之的是更为剑拔弩张的腔调(见报道)。

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The only contemporary of Louis Armstrong who could hold a candle to the legendary trumpeter, cornetist Bix Beiderbecke had a smooth tone and constructed elegant and subdued solos.

阿姆斯特朗同时代唯一可以与其相媲美的传奇人物，毕斯·贝德贝克，小号兼铜管演奏家。他的演奏曲调轻柔流畅，独奏优雅和缓。

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They include: physical appearance, energy, rate of speech, pitch and tone of voice, gestures, expression through the eyes, and the ability to hold the interest of others.

这些优点包括：外表、活力、语速、语音语调、手势、眼神，以及使他人对你保持兴趣的能力。

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Also, gold might try to hold its firmer tone ahead of the Federal Reserve confab next week in Jackson Hole, Wyo.

FORBES: Gold Prices Seen Rising Next Week, Survey Participants Say

It is hoped Mrs Clinton will at least call on both governments to tone down the rhetoric and hold peace talks.

BBC: Azeri-Armenian clashes 'may escalate' - Hillary Clinton

Johnson had quickly established his eminence in the forties on 52nd Street, his sober, deliberately gloved tone partnering a rapid-fire execution that allowed him to hold his own with the trumpets and saxophones of the bebop small group.

NPR: 'Blue Note Records, The Biography'