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#英语思维#
#英语#
#音色#
How can two singers sing the same song in the same key still have distinguishable voices?【译】两个歌手用同一个调子唱同一首歌，怎么还能有不同的声音？【单词】singers 原型：singer ['sing-er]['sɪŋə] n. 歌手【单词】sing [sing][sɪŋ] v. 唱【单词】song [sawng, song][sɒŋ] n. 歌曲【单词】distinguishable [dih-'sting-gwish][dɪ'stɪŋɡwɪʃəbl] adj. 可区别的；可辨别的
One of the components of a musical note is its timbre (pronounced TAM-bur).【译】音色是音符的组成部分之一（timbre，读作TAM-bur）。【单词】components 原型：component [kuhm-'poh-nuhnt, kom-][kəm'pəʊnənt] n. 零部件；元件；组成部分；成分【单词】musical ['myoo-zi-kuhl]['mjuːzɪkl] adj. 音乐的；喜欢音乐的；悦耳的【单词】timbre ['tam-ber, 'tim-]['tæmbə] n. 音色；音质【单词】pronounced 原型：pronounce [pruh-'nouns][prə'naʊns] vt. 发音
Timbre is all the sounds associated with the source that aren't part of the pure tone.【译】音色是所有与音源相关的声音，而不是音调的一部分。【短语】part of ... （某事物的）一部分；例句：He received part of his education in England. 他有一部分教育是在英国接受的。【单词】associated 原型：associate [uh-'soh-shee-eyt][ə'səʊʃieɪt] v. 联想；联合，交往，有关系【单词】pure [pyoor][pjʊə] adj. 纯的；纯洁的；纯粹的【单词】tone [tohn][təʊn] n. 语气；音调；调子
Instruments (and the human voice - hereafter I'll just say instrument, but it works the same either way) don't produce a pure tone.【译】乐器（和人声——以后只说乐器，但两种方式都是一样的）不会产生纯音。【单词】Instruments 原型：instrument ['in-struh-muhnt]['ɪnstrəmənt] n. 仪器；乐器【单词】hereafter [heer-'af-ter, -'ahf-][ˌhɪər'ɑːftə] adv. 此后；将来；来世
The instrument creates the root frequency, the pitch you're trying to make, and also overtones.【译】乐器产生了基础频率，以及你要弄出的音调音高，还有泛音。【单词】creates 原型：create [kree-'eyt][kri'eɪt] v. 创造；造成【单词】root [root, roo t][ruːt] n. 根；根源；根本【单词】frequency ['free-kwuhn-see]['friːkwənsi] n. 频繁；频率【单词】pitch [pich][pɪtʃ] n.程度；音调，音高【单词】overtones 原型：overtone ['oh-ver-tohn]['əʊvətəʊn] n. 弦外音；[音]泛音，陪音
Take a guitar string: it will vibrate at a particular frequency, and it will also vibrate at exactly twice that, and exactly thrice, and exactly four times, and etc.【译】拿一根吉他弦来说：它会以特定的频率振动，它也会以两倍的频率振动，三倍的频率振动，四倍的频率振动，以此类推。【单词】guitar [gi-'tahr][ɡɪ'tɑː] n. 吉他【单词】string [string][strɪŋ] n. 线；弦【单词】vibrate ['vahy-breyt][vaɪ'breɪt] vt. (使)振动；(使)摇摆 vi. 回响；颤动【单词】exactly [ig-'zakt-lee][ɪɡ'zæktli] adv. 精确地；确切地；完全地；严密地；正是【单词】twice [twahys][twaɪs] adv. 两倍；两次【单词】thrice [thrahys][θraɪs] adv. 三倍地；三次【单词】etc ['etk] abbr. 及其他；等等(=Et cetera)
The shape of the instrument and what it's made of and the size and shape and material of the main source of vibrations (lips, reeds, vocal cords, etc.) all change which overtones get amplified and which get diminished.【译】乐器的形状和它的材质，以及主要振动源（嘴唇、簧片、声带等）的大小、形状和材料都会发生变化，有些泛音会被放大，有些会被减弱。【单词】shape [sheyp][ʃeɪp] n. 形状；形式【单词】vibrations 原型：vibration [vahy-'brey-shuhn][vaɪ'breɪʃn] n. 震动；颤动【单词】lips 原型：lip [lip][lɪp] n. 嘴唇；唇状物【单词】reeds 原型：reed [reed][riːd] n. 芦苇；芦笛；簧片【单词】vocal ['voh-kuhl]['vəʊkl] adj. 声音的；口头的；声乐的
【单词】cords 原型：cord [kawrd][kɔːd] n. 细绳；索；纽带
【短语】vocal cord 声带【单词】amplified 原型：amplify ['am-pluh-fahy]['æmplɪfaɪ] v. 扩大；详述；增强【单词】diminished 原型：diminish [dih-'min-ish][dɪ'mɪnɪʃ] vi. 变少；逐渐变细
Your ears can hear the differences in these overtones, although your brain filters it from your conscious perception of the sound unless you focus on it.【译】你的耳朵可以听到这些泛音的差别，尽管你的大脑会过滤掉你对声音的有意识感知，除非你专注于它。【短语】focus on... 专注于...，集中在...上；例句：We focus on your lifestyle, to ignite your senses. 我们关注你的生活方式，点燃你的感觉。【单词】brain [breyn][breɪn] n. 脑；智力
【单词】filters 原型：filter ['fil-ter]['fɪltə] v. 过滤【单词】conscious ['kon-shuhs]['kɒnʃəs] adj. 神志清醒的；意识到的；自觉的；有意的【单词】perception [per-'sep-shuhn][pə'sepʃn] n. 观念；洞察力；认识能力【单词】unless [uhn-'les, uhn-][ən'les] conj. 除非；如果不 prep. 除 ... 外【单词】focus ['foh-kuhs]['fəʊkəs] v. （使）集中；聚集，聚焦于
With a human voice, this includes the size and shape of your mouth and lungs and sinuses and skull and thickness of your skull and jaw and tongue and so on and so forth.【译】用人声来说，这包括你的嘴、肺、鼻窦、头骨的大小和形状，头骨、下巴和舌头的厚度等等。【单词】lungs 原型：lung [luhng][lʌŋ] n. 肺；呼吸器官【单词】sinuses 原型：sinus ['sahy-nuhs]['saɪnəs] n. 湾；穴；窦；静脉窦【单词】skull [skuhl][skʌl] n. 头骨【单词】thickness ['thik-nis]['θɪknəs] n. 厚度；浓度；层【单词】jaw [jaw][dʒɔː] n. 颚；颌；下巴【单词】tongue [tuhng][tʌŋ] n. 舌头；舌状物【单词】forth [fawrth, fohrth][fɔːθ] adv. 向前；向外；露出
All of these things change the overtones in subtle ways, so that even when the root pitch is the same the pitches around it won't be.【译】所有这些都以微妙的方式改变了泛音，所以即使基础音高相同，周围的音高（泛音）也不会相同。【单词】subtle ['suht-l]['sʌtl] adj. 微妙的；敏锐的；不明显的；精细的
Timbre also includes all the unique sounds that come from the instrument: things like key clicks or valve movements or breath noises or little scratchy bits in your voice, etc.【译】音色还包括所有来自乐器的独特声音：如按键的咔哒声、阀门管的移动声、呼吸声或声音中的小摩擦声等等。【单词】unique [yoo-'neek][ju'niːk] adj. 独特的；独一无二的；稀罕的【单词】clicks 原型：click [klik][klɪk] n. 咔嗒声【单词】valve [valv][vælv] n. 阀门【单词】breath [breth][breθ] n. 呼吸；气息【单词】noises 原型：noise [noiz][nɔɪz] n. 噪声；喧闹声；响声【单词】scratchy ['skrach-ee]['skrætʃi] adj. 发刮擦声的
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