It seemed a pretty song, but she made such grimaces, and sang, to my mind, so out of tune, I would not have asked her to sing again; but Lupin made her sing four songs right off, one after the other.

这首歌似乎很不错，但她的表情过于夸张，而且在我听来，她跑调很厉害，我是不可能邀请她再唱的。但是卢宾却一个接一个的，让她一连唱了四首。

youdao

Many years ago, when I was a little pig, my mother and the other sows used to sing an old song of which they knew only the tune and the first three words.

许多年前，当我还是一头小猪的时候，我的妈妈和别的母猪经常传唱一首老歌，她们只知道调子和歌词的前三个单词。

youdao

I am old and my voice is hoarse, but when I have taught you the tune you can sing it better for yourselves.

我老了，嗓音有些沙哑，但当我把这首歌的旋律唱给大家，大家就可以唱得比我更好。

youdao

Not only do I beg to sing a different tune, but I would rather pour boiling water directly onto my eardrums than hear any so-called football anthem.

BBC: SPORT | Football | African | To sing or not to sing

"I sing in the shower as they say, and I can carry a tune - but even my ability to carry a tune deserted me under pressure, " he says.

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