This makes them sound more tentative and less assertive.

听起来多了些试探性，少了些独断性。

The supposed importance of influentials derives from a plausible sounding but largely untested theory called the " two step flow of communication" : Information flows from the media to the influentials and from them to everyone else.

人们之所以认为影响者很重要，是源于" 两级传播" 理论。即信息先从媒体流向影响者，然后再从影响者流向其他人。这一理论看似合理，但未经验证。

Doctor Evans: Ah I see, yes you do sound rather croaky. Well let’s have a look, shall we? Could you please open your mouth and say ” ah”.

嗯，我明白了，你听起来嗓子都哑了。来，我们看看，张开，“啊。。。”。

It's a projector, sound system and security system rolled into one.

它集投影仪、音响系统和安全系统于一身。

Prince pioneered what's known as the Minneapolis sound.

他所开创的独特音乐格，被称为“明尼阿利斯之声”。

The Russians've set up a new kind of artillery, a rocket launcher called " Stalin's Organ" or " Katyusha" , because of its sound like a nest organ pipes, a most terrified weapon.

苏联人架设了一种新型火炮，这种火箭发射器叫做“斯大林的”或“卡秋沙”。因为它的声音就像一管，是一种最可怕的武器。

The ideal companion machine would not only look, feel, and sound friendly but would also be programmed to behave in an agreeable manner.

理想的伴侣机器将不仅看起来、摸起来和听起来友善，还会编程使其拥有一种令人愉快的行为方式。

Sounds OK to me. There are a lot of tourists around. Don't they bother you?

对我不成问题。这里到处都是游客。他们有打扰你吗？

Sounds a little impractical, a little theoretical, perhaps?

听起来有点不切实际 有点纯理论化了，是吗？

I just said it because it sounded right.

我这句话，因为听起来不错。

The tune sounds nice, but I don't quite like the tempo.

旋律听上去不错，但我不太喜欢这种节奏。

That sounds like prosecutorial misconduct to me.

这听起来像公诉人行事不当。

Sounds appealing, but it's a slippery slope.

听起来很吸引人，但这是一个下滑的过程。

You kick a person upstairs by removing him from an important job and giving him a job that sounds more important, but really is not.

明升暗降是将人从一个重要的位置转移到另一个看起来更重要的位置上，而实际后一个位置并非那么重要。

Quieter, peaceful, just the sound of the water.

安静，祥和，唯有水声。

The court's ruling is legally sound in defining a kind of favoritism that is not criminal.

最高法院将该事件判决为一种偏袒而不是犯罪的行为是合法的。

Once they collected the sounds, it was time to test on people.

声音一被采集回来，我们就找人做测试。

It is much easier and cheaper to build a robot like Jibo, which uses simple movements and has the ability to interact with people through sound, pictures and touch.

制作Jibo这样的机器人变得更简单和便宜，Jibo使用简单的动作，能用声音、图片和触摸与人进行交流。

Words and promises, no matter how visionary they sound will only get you so far. In our business, you’re not a builder, unless you’ve got a building to show for it, or in my father’s case, city skylines.

心有多大，舞台就有多大。在我们这个行业，只有建造出一栋大楼才敢你是一个建筑商，而在我父亲这里，建造出擎天大厦才是一个合格的建筑商。

The noise hits anything in the dolphin's path and bounces back. A dolphin can find a fish by seeing it with sound.

这种声音会碰到海豚路径上的任何物体并反弹回来。海豚可以通过声音来“看见”并找到鱼。