“Sound”和“noise”这两个英语单词都指声音,但它们之间却有着微妙的差别。简单来说,“sound”泛指任何能听到的声音,而“noise”则特指那些令人不愉快、刺耳或干扰性的声音。 “Sound”可以是悦耳的,也可以是不悦耳的;而“noise”通常是不悦耳的。
让我们来看一些例句:
The birds sang a beautiful sound. (鸟儿唱着优美的歌声。) Here, "sound" refers to the pleasant singing of the birds. “sound” 指的是鸟儿悦耳的歌声。
I heard a strange sound coming from the basement. (我听到地下室传来奇怪的声音。) This sentence uses "sound" to describe an unknown sound, which could be pleasant or unpleasant. 这句话用“sound”来描述一个未知的声音,可能是悦耳的,也可能是不悦耳的。
The construction work made a lot of noise. (施工造成了很大的噪音。) "Noise" is used here because construction sounds are generally considered unpleasant and disruptive. 这里使用“noise”,因为施工的声音通常被认为是不愉快和干扰性的。
There was so much noise at the party that I couldn't hear myself think. (派对上太吵了,我根本无法思考。) Again, "noise" describes unwanted and disruptive sound. 同样,“noise”在这里描述的是不受欢迎且干扰性的声音。
The gentle sound of rain lulled me to sleep. (雨声轻轻的,把我哄睡着了。) Here, "sound" describes a pleasant and soothing noise. 这里“sound” 描述的是令人愉悦和舒缓的声音。
需要注意的是,有时“sound”和“noise”的界限比较模糊,这取决于个人的主观感受。例如,有人觉得音乐是悦耳的“sound”,而另一些人可能觉得它是令人厌烦的“noise”。
Happy learning!