B：Hey, Jim. I didn’t know you biked to work.
      嘿，吉姆。我可不知道你骑自行车上班。

A：Yeah, it helps keep me fit and helps the environment, too.
      是这样。他可以帮助我保持体形，同时也有利于环境。

B：One less car on the road means less pollution.
      马路上车少也意味着污染更少。

sound的近义词

A：Right. Since my work is near a park, it’s a really nice ride, too.
      是呀。我上班的地方挨着公园，骑车是件很惬意的事情。

B：How far is it?
      有多远。

A：Oh, about 10 miles. It takes me about an hour.
      哦，大概10英里。花大概1个小时。

B：That doesn’t sound too bad. I wish I could do it, but I work in the city. So I take the train.
      那还不至于太糟糕。我希望我也可以这样，可是我在市区上班，所以坐火车去。

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A：You’re doing your part for the environment by using public transportation, too.
      使用公交车也算是为环境尽了一点你自己的力量。

B：True. Well, see you tomorrow.
      这倒是。好了，明天见。

A：See you.
      再见。

B：Can I help you, sir?
      有什么可以为您效劳的，先生？

A：Yes, what sort of warranty comes with this stereo?
      好的，这种音响有哪种质量保证？

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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，我们商店提供90天的退货保证。生产商则会提供为期1年的质量保证，如果是生产厂家造成的责任的话。

A：What conditions are there on the store policy?
      退货保证有何具体条款？

B：We’ll give you your money back as long as the stereo is returned in the original packaging and with a receipt.
      如果有收据，而且音响以初始包装退还的话，我们会将您的钱给与退还。

A：O.K. How do I get the manufacturer’s warranty?
      好的，那么如何得到生产厂家的质量保证呢？

B：Just send in the warranty card with a copy of your receipt.
      只要把质量保证卡和收据的复印件寄过去就好了。

A：All right, those sound good. I’ll take it.
      好的，很不错。我买下了。

B：Very well, I can ring you up over here, sir.
      很好，先生，请在这儿付款。

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.
      人们常说汉语和英语是很难学的。有的时候我想要是我学法语或日语就好了。 也许这两种语言容易些。

B：Maybe, but maybe not too. It all depends on what language you already speak.
      可能，不过也可能不太容易。这要看你原来是说什么语言的。

A：Why should that be? What diffrence does it make?
      为什么呢？这有什么关系？

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，语言大体上都是同样地难学。一种语言中所说的绝大部分东西，在别的语言中差不多都有。

A：You mean I could learn Chinese easily?
      你的意思是说我学汉语会很容易？

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，因为你的母语是西班牙语。所以意大利语可能容易些。它有很多词同西班牙语相似。连它的语音体系也比汉语更接近西班牙语。一种语言是否难学，主要看它在多大程度上同自己的语言相近。

1. 声音;响声
    A sound is something that you hear.

    e.g. Peter heard the sound of gunfire...
           彼德听见了枪炮声。
    e.g. Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound...
           莉莎实在吓坏了，不敢弄出一点声音来。

2. 声(指通过空气、水或其他物质传播的一种能量)
    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.
           这架飞机的速度将是音速的两倍。

3. (电视、收音机、CD 机等可调节音量的)声音，音响
    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...
           她去把音量关小了。
    e.g. Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recorded sound quality.
           激光唱片极大地提高了录音的音质。

4. (歌手或乐队的)音乐风格，乐曲特色
    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...
           他们的音乐风格开始表现出一种强烈的灵乐特色。
    e.g. He's got a unique sound and a unique style.
           他的音乐风格独具特色。

5. 发声;出声响;响起
    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...
           丹尼尔办公室里的蜂音器响了。
    e.g. A young man sounds the bell to start the Sunday service.
           一个年轻人鸣钟宣布周日的礼拜开始了。

6. 发出(警告等);(以…语调)发表
    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的反义词

    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债务问题向欧洲的领导人发出了警告。
    e.g. Others consider the move premature and have sounded a note of caution...
           其他人认为采取这个行动为时尚早，对此提出了警告。

7. (某物)听起来
    When you are describing a noise, you can talk about the way it sounds .

    e.g. They heard what sounded like a huge explosion...
           他们听见一声爆炸般的巨响。
    e.g. The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence...
           在那片寂静之中，铰链吱吱嘎嘎的声音听起来很响。

8. 听起来似乎;听着好像
    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...
           她的语气里有一点担心。
    e.g. Murphy sounds like a child...
           墨菲的口气像个孩子。

9. (用于谈论印象或观点)听起来，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?...
           听起来这个主意很不错，真的能行吗？
    e.g. It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake...
           听起来他们似乎犯下了一个可怕的错误。

10. (对于听说或读到的事情的)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...
           这是个新想法，我们一听就喜欢。
    e.g. I don't like the sound of Toby Osborne...
           我不喜欢托比·奥斯伯恩的那一套。

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

相关词组：sound offsound out

1. (身体)健康的;(心智)健全的;(建筑)坚固的
    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...
           我们买下这栋房子的时候，它的结构还非常坚固。
    e.g. Although the car is basically sound, I was worried about certain areas...
           尽管这辆汽车基本状况良好，我还是担心一些地方不够安全。

2. (建议、推理或证据)正确的，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...
           他们都是受过训练的营养学家，能够在饮食方面提出合理的建议。
    e.g. Buy a policy only from an insurance company that is financially sound...
           一定要从财务状况良好的保险公司购买保险。

3. (观点)正确的，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...
           我不能肯定这是正确的民主行为。
    e.g. I think the idea of secularism is a very sound one...
           我认为现世主义的观点非常正确。

4. (睡觉)酣畅的，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.
           她把我从酣睡中叫醒。

5. see also: soundly