It sounded like crying to me.

在我听来这像哭。

《牛津词典》

It sounded like two pieces of wood rubbing together.

听起来就像是两块木头在一起摩擦。

《牛津词典》

I had to admit it sounded like an implausible excuse.

我不得不承认，它听上去像是个让人难以置信的借口。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

And so,when the English said this word, it sounded like Santa Claus.

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Gibberish, or so it sounded, or Greek but making no sense to anybody, and then the priest would listen to this stuff and he would say, what Apollo said through the priestess here is, and he would give the message.

就像是胡言乱语,也许听上去像是希腊语,但普通人无法明白,其他的祭司听完这些就解释,阿波罗想要通过这个女祭司说的话,接着他会给出具体内容

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In the ancient world,actually,it would've sounded familiar, because there are other stories of other kinds of teachers who'd healed and exorcised demons and performed miracles.

然而在古代，则很耳熟，因为还有其他人，传授知识,治疗百姓，驱魔，创造奇迹的故事。

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