" Nonsense, O'Flaherty, " said Professor Binns in an aggravated tone.

“胡说八道，奥弗莱，”宾斯教授用恼火调说。

" I have, sir, " he said, and although his voice was very scared, Harry could still hear the familiar unctuous note in it. " I wish to be of use to the Ministry. I wish to help. "

是，先生，" 尽管他音中充满恐惧，但哈利仍能听出那熟悉油滑调，" 我愿为魔法部效劳。

These gallant words which seem so novel to those that speak them were said in accents scarcely changed a hundred times before.

说这些豪言壮语人可能还觉得他们在说一些前人未曾道过真理，但是实际上连他们说调前人也已经用过一百次，而且丝毫也没有变化。

You know, I love the way you speak.

你知道嘛，我特别喜欢你说调。

They were clearly brothers, and their clothes and voices suggested that they were noblemen.

他们显然是兄弟俩，并且他们着和说调表明他们是贵族。

It is, which is why I tend to say it in a posh voice–good egg.

对，所以我习惯用优雅调来说这个短语。

You can stop speaking like that now though.

现在你可以不用这个调讲了。

It didn't speak in a natural way as modern computers do.

说调不像现代电脑那么自然。

" Oh no, Ron, " came Fred's voice, very sarcastically.

噢，没有，罗恩，" 弗雷德声音传了出来，一副讽刺调。

" Harry? " mimicked Crabbe. " What's going on? no, Potter! Crucio! "

“哈利？”克拉布学着他调说，“怎么回事？不，波特！钻心剜骨！”

The moment the door had closed, Mr. Borgin dropped his oily manner.

门一关，博金先生立刻收起了他那谄媚调。

" This is the captain speaking, " a soft, slightly southern voice informed them.

“机长报告，​”一个柔和、带点南方调声音通知他们。

That explained the Dracula note in his voice.

这就解释了他声音中吸血鬼德古拉调。

" You'll be singing a different tune soon enough, Hermione, " said Fred, thickly buttering a crumpet. " You're starting your fifth year, you'll be begging us for a Snackbox before long."

“过不了多久，你就会改变调了，“赫敏，弗雷德说，一边往块烤面饼上涂抹厚厚黄油，“你们开始上五年了，很快就会求着我们要逃课糖。”

Every night, regularly, at nine, at twelve, at three, they lifted a nocturnal song, a weird and eerie chant, in which it was Buck's delight to join.

每天晚上九点钟、十二点钟、三点钟, 他们如期地唱一首夜曲, 调古怪而神秘, 巴克高高兴兴地跟他们一起唱起来。

She spoke in the soft slurring voice of the coastal Georgian, liquid of vowels, kind to consonants and with the barest trace of French accent.

她说用是海滨佐治亚人那种柔和而有点含糊口音，元音是流音，子音咬得不怎么准，略略带法语调。

" You can't always believe what Fauns say, " said Edmund, trying to sound as if he knew far more about them than Lucy.

“你不能老相信羊怪说。”爱德蒙说，他想法装出一副似乎比露茜懂事得多调。

A picture behind him gave a particularly loud grunting snore, and a cool voice said, 'Ah . . . Harry Potter . . .'

幅肖像在他身后发出一声响亮呼噜，接着用一种冷漠调说：“啊，哈利波特。”

" So, my beauty, " said Hook, as if he spoke in syrup, " you are to see your children walk the plank" .

" 怎么样，我美人儿，" 胡克说，装出一副蜜糖般调，" 你要看你孩子们走跳板了。"

" I'd sooner go without drink at Lammas-tide than be a man of no moon, " continued Christian, in the same shattered recitative.

“我宁愿拉玛节时不许碰一滴酒，也不愿生下来时没有月亮，”克里斯廷依然用那有气无力、歌剧宣叙调继续说道。