【句子】I think it's the yelling. I would tone down the yelling. 【ModernFamilyS3E13】
【发音】/aɪ/ /θɪŋk/ /ɪts/ /ðə/ /jelɪŋ/ /aɪ/ /wʊd/ /təʊn/ /daʊn/ /ðə/ /jelɪŋ/
【发音技巧】think it's连读;would tone失去爆破;
【翻译】我觉得是因为你大喊大叫。如果是我的话,我会说话温柔一点。
【适用场合】
今天我们学习的短语叫做:tone down;
这个短语什么意思呢?
“使某个东西变得更加柔和、不那么生硬、强烈”;
to make sth. less vivid, harsh, or violent
eg: Both sides agreed to tone down their speeches in order to avoid an argument.
双方都同意把话放缓和些,以避免争执。
eg: You should really tone down the angry rhetoric in the article, or people won't take it seriously.
你真的应该缓和处理一下你文章当中愤怒的那些言辞,否则人们不会把这篇文章当真的。
eg: This is rather shocking. You had better tone it down a bit.
这件事情真的让人感到很震惊,你最好注意下你的措辞。
eg: Do you think I should tone down this letter of complaint?
你觉得我应该用更柔和的语气来写这封投诉信吗?
eg: Some of the language in the original play has been toned down for the television version.
这部戏剧被拍成电视剧以后,原剧中的一些语言已经被改得不那么粗鲁了。
【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】
I get that you're going for a unique look, but your outfit clashes really badly. Try toning it down a bit.