Poor Anthony must never have taken into account these sound words from Kurt Vonnegut in his novel "Mother Night" : "we are who we pretend to be."

可怜的安东尼一定是从未思考过那些来自库尔特·冯内古特(Kurt Vonnegut)在其小说《母亲之夜》(Mother Night)中的珠玑之言：“我们就是我们假装成为的那种人。”

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The word came to be associated both with a loud sound and with danger! When someone speaks of a "jovial mood" or a "herculean effort," he or she is using words with origins in mythology.

这个词开始与响亮的声音和危险联系在一起！当有人说到“愉快的心情”或“艰苦的努力”时，他或她使用的词汇源于神话。

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Because so many English words sound similar, misunderstandings among English speaking people are not uncommon.

由于许多英语单词发音相似，讲英语的人之间的误解并不少见。

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Chico also made funny jokes about words and expressions that sound alike but have different meanings.

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In other words, language, according to Derrida, in the Saussurian tradition seems to privilege sound over script, over what is graphic.

换句话说，德里达认为，在索绪尔的理论中，音响比文字，更具优势。

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If you were to just talk into an oscilloscope that measured your sound vibrations, there are no pauses between the words.

如果你对着,测量声震的示波器讲话,你会发现在单词间并没有停顿

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The terminology used by brewers to describe varying levels of roasting intensity in the malting process tends to sound like words describing sweets: There are malt levels that are bisquity, toasty, caramelly, toffee-like and even chocolaty, Mr. Daniels said.

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Contrary to what some reviewers accused, her words sound heart-felt and not at all self serving.

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Most importantly, she taught me to more carefully consider how my words sound to my patients.

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