《生活大爆炸》英文剧本精读93，tone 用法总结

《生活大爆炸》英文剧本精读93，tone 用法总结

tone，高中词汇，在《生活大爆炸》中出现了20次，属于高频单词。剧中包含了tone的多种用法。

本文总结tone的几种常见释义。

Raj：I didn't get a lot of that because of your accent, but the general tone was soothing and somehow I feel better.虽然因为你的口音问题我没怎么听懂 但你的语气很抚慰人心 我感觉好多了      ——《生活大爆炸 S05E06》

speaking in hushed/low/clipped/measured, etc. tones  以压低、低沉、短促、缓慢谨慎等的语调讲话

a conversational tone 交谈的语气

a tone of surprise 惊奇的口气

Howard：Okay, fine. I'll admit, there are dark, sordid little corners of the Internet where the name Wolowizard is whispered in hushed tones. 好吧 好了 我承认 在互联网的某些黑暗肮脏的角落 确实有人在喃喃呼唤沃罗法师这个名字      ——《生活大爆炸 S04E04》

in a friendly tone. 友好的语气

Sheldon：Well, anything can sound silly when you put it in that tone. 什么事被你这种口气一说 都显得很蠢      ——《生活大爆炸 S10E05》

don't take that tone with me ( = do not speak to me in that rude or unpleasant way )   别用那种语气跟我说话

Raj：Well, I think the first thing we should get rid of is that tone.我觉得首先需要扔掉的东西是你这态度      ——《生活大爆炸 S10E03》

Bernadette：Hey, don't you take that sarcastic tone with him! 不准用这种挖苦的语气和他说话      ——《生活大爆炸 S08E01》

dial tone，拨号音；busy tone，忙音；ring tone，来电铃声。

Howard：All right, test my ring tone. 好了 测试我的手机铃声      ——《生活大爆炸 S05E15》

Howard：Yeah, my ring tone. Kind of my favorite song, "Rocket Man." 对 我的铃声 《火箭客》是我最喜欢的歌      ——《生活大爆炸 S05E15》

muscle/skin tone  肌肉发达╱皮肤柔韧

Howard：Great. Just keep in mind astronauts lose a lot of muscle tone in space, so you might have to do most of the heavy lifting.好的 但提醒你件事 宇航员的肌肉张力会减弱 所以今晚的"重活"大多得靠你了      ——《生活大爆炸 S06E04》

Raj：But she looks beautiful! Classic lines, colors that complement her skin tone, and hair that goes from "office" to "on the town" in minutes.可她现在多漂亮啊 经典优雅的线条 发色和肤色相得映彰 一分钟完成从办公室到派对狂欢的无缝对接      ——《生活大爆炸 S12E23》