Music played off tune can be annoying.

跑调的音乐会令你痛苦不堪。

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Our bus was a mad symphony of engine, horn, laughter, off tune singing and Shouting. This went on for half an hour. After that our spirits subsided to a calmer journey.

我们这部巴士，可说是一个疯狂的交响乐，是引擎、号筒、大笑声、北了调子的歌声，以及喊嚷声等等组成的交响乐，这情况差不多持续了半小时久，此后，我们的情绪便降下，沿途较为肃静。

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As fans know, in these jams, a player shouts a tune and the group is off—melody in unison, then solos, each picking up on a phrase left by another; one starting an idea, another finishing it.

乐迷们都知道的，在这些混搭里，一位乐手确定表演曲目，小组即开演——合奏旋律，独奏，一个一个地沿着前面留下的余曲跟进；别人出了点子，另一个来完成它。

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Basically, this allows us to tune off a lot of our brain, which allows it to better restore its willpower reserves.

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