Boethius describes their knowledge of sound in terms of waves generated by a stone falling into a pool of water.

波爱修斯把声音描述成一个掉进水池里的石头激起的波浪。

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Perhaps he imitated sounds he heard all around him: water splashing, bees humming, a stone falling to the ground.

也许他模仿他周围所听到的一切的声音：水的飞溅声、蜜蜂的嗡嗡声、石头的落地声。

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The Stone falling disease in Chengkun railway and its renovation measure by both bridge and tunnel specialties are recommended.

介绍了成昆线隧-桥-隧工点的落石病害以及桥梁与隧道两个专业协同设计完成病害整治的情况。

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instead of a stone dropping, nowadays there's a monkey that's falling down.

现在就不是丢石头了,而是有只猴子掉下来了

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