English has no tones, and gets by with conjugation as simple as I walk, you walk, he walks.

英语则没有音调，仅使用简单的词形变化，如i walk、you walk和he walks。

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Languages that have simpler sound systems (fewer consonants and vowels, no tones, nasal vowels or other such tricks) tend to require longer words.

语音系统较为简单的语言(少辅音和元音，没有语调、鼻元音及其他技巧)单词往往比较长。

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Producer Mann had taken the extraordinary step of declaring that no earth tones be used in the show.

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While no traditional tones are used, the sounds roughly go from low to high on the keyboard: The motors are the bass notes, the pipes in the middle, and the flutes, the pipes, and the things that strike the pillars and radiators serve as the higher tones.

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On the outside, it has a few too many glossy bits, with a see-through stand 'round back and a wide speaker grille sitting just below the bezel (it makes use of THX audio technology, but there's no subwoofer for accentuating bass tones).

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