B：Hey, Jim. I didn’t know you biked to work.
      嘿，吉姆。我可不知道你騎自行車上班。

A：Yeah, it helps keep me fit and helps the environment, too.
      是這樣。他可以幫助我保持體形，同時(shí)也有利于環(huán)境。

B：One less car on the road means less pollution.
      馬路上車少也意味著污染更少。

sound的近義詞

A：Right. Since my work is near a park, it’s a really nice ride, too.
      是呀。我上班的地方挨著公園，騎車是件很愜意的事情。

B：How far is it?
      有多遠(yuǎn)。

A：Oh, about 10 miles. It takes me about an hour.
      哦，大概10英里。花大概1個(gè)小時(shí)。

B：That doesn’t sound too bad. I wish I could do it, but I work in the city. So I take the train.
      那還不至于太糟糕。我希望我也可以這樣，可是我在市區(qū)上班，所以坐火車去。

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A：You’re doing your part for the environment by using public transportation, too.
      使用公交車也算是為環(huán)境盡了一點(diǎn)你自己的力量。

B：True. Well, see you tomorrow.
      這倒是。好了，明天見。

A：See you.
      再見。

B：Can I help you, sir?
      有什么可以為您效勞的，先生？

A：Yes, what sort of warranty comes with this stereo?
      好的，這種音響有哪種質(zhì)量保證？

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B：Well, our store offers a 90-Day return policy and the manufacturer offers a one-year warranty on any factory defects.
      哦，我們商店提供90天的退貨保證。生產(chǎn)商則會(huì)提供為期1年的質(zhì)量保證，如果是生產(chǎn)廠家造成的責(zé)任的話。

A：What conditions are there on the store policy?
      退貨保證有何具體條款？

B：We’ll give you your money back as long as the stereo is returned in the original packaging and with a receipt.
      如果有收據(jù)，而且音響以初始包裝退還的話，我們會(huì)將您的錢給與退還。

A：O.K. How do I get the manufacturer’s warranty?
      好的，那么如何得到生產(chǎn)廠家的質(zhì)量保證呢？

B：Just send in the warranty card with a copy of your receipt.
      只要把質(zhì)量保證卡和收據(jù)的復(fù)印件寄過(guò)去就好了。

A：All right, those sound good. I’ll take it.
      好的，很不錯(cuò)。我買下了。

B：Very well, I can ring you up over here, sir.
      很好，先生，請(qǐng)?jiān)谶@兒付款。

A：People always say that Chinese and English are very hard to learn. Sometimes I wish I were learning French or Japanese. Maybe they'd be easier.
      人們常說(shuō)漢語(yǔ)和英語(yǔ)是很難學(xué)的。有的時(shí)候我想要是我學(xué)法語(yǔ)或日語(yǔ)就好了。 也許這兩種語(yǔ)言容易些。

B：Maybe, but maybe not too. It all depends on what language you already speak.
      可能，不過(guò)也可能不太容易。這要看你原來(lái)是說(shuō)什么語(yǔ)言的。

A：Why should that be? What diffrence does it make?
      為什么呢？這有什么關(guān)系？

B：Well, languages are more or less equally difficult.Most of the things one language says must be said by every language in some way.
      哦，語(yǔ)言大體上都是同樣地難學(xué)。一種語(yǔ)言中所說(shuō)的絕大部分東西，在別的語(yǔ)言中差不多都有。

A：You mean I could learn Chinese easily?
      你的意思是說(shuō)我學(xué)漢語(yǔ)會(huì)很容易？

B：No, because your native language is Spanish. But Italian might be easy. It has a lot of words that are similar to words in Spanish. Even the sound systems are more similar than that of Chinese is to Spanish. How difficult a language is to learn depends mostly on how much it resembles your own language.
      不，因?yàn)槟愕哪刚Z(yǔ)是西班牙語(yǔ)。所以意大利語(yǔ)可能容易些。它有很多詞同西班牙語(yǔ)相似。連它的語(yǔ)音體系也比漢語(yǔ)更接近西班牙語(yǔ)。一種語(yǔ)言是否難學(xué)，主要看它在多大程度上同自己的語(yǔ)言相近。

1. 聲音;響聲
    A sound is something that you hear.

    e.g. Peter heard the sound of gunfire...
           彼德聽見了槍炮聲。
    e.g. Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound...
           莉莎實(shí)在嚇壞了，不敢弄出一點(diǎn)聲音來(lái)。

2. 聲(指通過(guò)空氣、水或其他物質(zhì)傳播的一種能量)
    Sound is energy that travels in waves through air, water, or other substances, and can be heard.

    e.g. The aeroplane will travel at twice the speed of sound.
           這架飛機(jī)的速度將是音速的兩倍。

3. (電視、收音機(jī)、CD 機(jī)等可調(diào)節(jié)音量的)聲音，音響
    The sound on a television, radio, or CD player is what you hear coming from the machine. Its loudness can be controlled.

    e.g. She went and turned the sound down...
           她去把音量關(guān)小了。
    e.g. Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recorded sound quality.
           激光唱片極大地提高了錄音的音質(zhì)。

4. (歌手或樂隊(duì)的)音樂風(fēng)格，樂曲特色
    A singer's or band's sound is the distinctive quality of their music.

    e.g. They have started showing a strong soul element in their sound...
           他們的音樂風(fēng)格開始表現(xiàn)出一種強(qiáng)烈的靈樂特色。
    e.g. He's got a unique sound and a unique style.
           他的音樂風(fēng)格獨(dú)具特色。

5. 發(fā)聲;出聲響;響起
    If something such as a horn or a bell sounds or if you sound it, it makes a noise.

    e.g. The buzzer sounded in Daniel's office...
           丹尼爾辦公室里的蜂音器響了。
    e.g. A young man sounds the bell to start the Sunday service.
           一個(gè)年輕人鳴鐘宣布周日的禮拜開始了。

6. 發(fā)出(警告等);(以…語(yǔ)調(diào))發(fā)表
    If you sound a warning, you publicly give it. If you sound a note of caution or optimism, you say publicly that you are cautious or optimistic.

sound的反義詞

    e.g. The Archbishop of Canterbury has sounded a warning to Europe's leaders on third world debt...
           坎特伯雷大主教就第三世界的債務(wù)問(wèn)題向歐洲的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人發(fā)出了警告。
    e.g. Others consider the move premature and have sounded a note of caution...
           其他人認(rèn)為采取這個(gè)行動(dòng)為時(shí)尚早，對(duì)此提出了警告。

7. (某物)聽起來(lái)
    When you are describing a noise, you can talk about the way it sounds .

    e.g. They heard what sounded like a huge explosion...
           他們聽見一聲爆炸般的巨響。
    e.g. The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence...
           在那片寂靜之中，鉸鏈吱吱嘎嘎的聲音聽起來(lái)很響。

8. 聽起來(lái)似乎;聽著好像
    When you talk about the way someone sounds, you are describing the impression you have of them when they speak.

    e.g. She sounded a bit worried...
           她的語(yǔ)氣里有一點(diǎn)擔(dān)心。
    e.g. Murphy sounds like a child...
           墨菲的口氣像個(gè)孩子。

9. (用于談?wù)撚∠蠡蛴^點(diǎn))聽起來(lái)，似乎
    When you are describing your impression or opinion of something you have heard about or read about, you can talk about the way it sounds .

sound什么意思

    e.g. It sounds like a wonderful idea to me, does it really work?...
           聽起來(lái)這個(gè)主意很不錯(cuò)，真的能行嗎？
    e.g. It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake...
           聽起來(lái)他們似乎犯下了一個(gè)可怕的錯(cuò)誤。

10. (對(duì)于聽說(shuō)或讀到的事情的)印象
    You can describe your impression of something you have heard about or read about by talking about the sound of it.

    e.g. Here's a new idea we liked the sound of...
           這是個(gè)新想法，我們一聽就喜歡。
    e.g. I don't like the sound of Toby Osborne...
           我不喜歡托比·奧斯伯恩的那一套。

11. see also: -sounding;sounding

12. to sound the alarm -> see alarm
      to sound the death knell -> see death knell
      safe and sound -> see safe

相關(guān)詞組：sound offsound out

1. (身體)健康的;(心智)健全的;(建筑)堅(jiān)固的
    If a structure, part of someone's body, or someone's mind is sound, it is in good condition or healthy.

    e.g. When we bought the house, it was structurally sound...
           我們買下這棟房子的時(shí)候，它的結(jié)構(gòu)還非常堅(jiān)固。
    e.g. Although the car is basically sound, I was worried about certain areas...
           盡管這輛汽車基本狀況良好，我還是擔(dān)心一些地方不夠安全。

2. (建議、推理或證據(jù))正確的，合理的，可靠的，明智的
    Sound advice, reasoning, or evidence is reliable and sensible.

    e.g. They are trained nutritionists who can give sound advice on diets...
           他們都是受過(guò)訓(xùn)練的營(yíng)養(yǎng)學(xué)家，能夠在飲食方面提出合理的建議。
    e.g. Buy a policy only from an insurance company that is financially sound...
           一定要從財(cái)務(wù)狀況良好的保險(xiǎn)公司購(gòu)買保險(xiǎn)。

3. (觀點(diǎn))正確的，明智的
    If you describe someone's ideas as sound, you mean that you approve of them and think they are correct.

    e.g. I am not sure that this is sound democratic practice...
           我不能肯定這是正確的民主行為。
    e.g. I think the idea of secularism is a very sound one...
           我認(rèn)為現(xiàn)世主義的觀點(diǎn)非常正確。

4. (睡覺)酣暢的，深沉的
    If someone is in a sound sleep, they are sleeping very deeply.

    e.g. She had woken me out of a sound sleep.
           她把我從酣睡中叫醒。

5. see also: soundly