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不需要的音乐对一些人来说是噪音污染

2012-03-31来源:VOA
短语讲解:
1. You probably like at least some sort of music. Tunes that you pick out.

pick out挑选, 选择; 选拔
例句:They have picked out the best items on the menu.
他们从菜单上选出最好的菜。

2. You go out to dinner and end up in a place where the management thinks more music will stimulate conversation or your appetite.

end up结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句:If you don't work hard, you'll end up nowhere.
如不努力工作, 你就一事无成。

3. Then a strolling mariachi band or a guy playing the violin comes around.

come around开始接受; 理解
例句:Don't expect too much of me. I need time to come around to this new idea.
不要对我期望太高。我需要时间接受这一新思想。

4. Even the U.S. government considers this “noise pollution,” especially when the music is cranked up.

crank up做好准备;着手行动
例句:He instructed his staff to crank up for an all-out fight against the nomination.
他指示手下工作人员做好准备,全力以赴反对这项提名。

5. The latest warning reads:  “Sound becomes unwanted when it either interferes with normal activities such as sleeping, conversation, or disrupts or diminishes one’s quality of life.

interfere with干预, 阻挠, 妨碍, 阻止
例句:The noise interferes with my work.
这噪音妨碍我的工作。

6. When it comes to their space, many people prefer a third option: peace and quiet.

when it comes to当提到……;当谈到……
例句:When it comes to German, I know nothing.
谈到德语,我一窍不通。