They love to kind of luxuriate in the opportunity to show off their voice on a leading tone, build up expectation, make you wait even more for that tonic.

他们总是喜欢借机,在导音部分卖弄下自己的歌喉,以增加听众的期望,让大家更渴望听到主音

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Trescothick hit one six into the River Tone off Greg Lamb in an otherwise watchful innings.

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This tone put me off a bit, even though I agree with all of their key points.

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Though he's on his best behavior here, Cronenberg can't help but add his own provocative, off-kilter tone to the material.

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