音调和我

to stand in───代替

tones arm───拾声器臂，图唱机的唱臂

throw one's hand in───伸出手

in ones and twos───三三两两

keep one's hand in───把手伸进

on and on───继续不停地

one and all───全都；人人

to hand in───交

tone arm───拾声器臂，图唱机的唱臂

the dark tones, I chose 'Blenda Purple', a bright, mauve-purple colour and a Gompie Super, 'Smokey Purple' with a slatiness to the saturated colour and lovely for it.───深色的花我选“布兰德紫”，亮浅紫的花朵，还有一款超棒的“烟紫”，平平的花瓣凸显了色调的饱和和花的可爱。

So at that time I started to listen and research the elements of Hakka modern songs and the eight tones and a mixed rhythm.───所以在那个时候我开始倾听和研究客家现代歌曲的元素和客家八音，以及将二者混合在一起的旋律。

After a brief pause, the other writer, who had enjoyed a degree of commercial success years earlier, turned to me and said in the chilliest of tones, “I didn't think you had to write for money.───短暂的停顿之后，另一名作家（她早些年已经迎来了某种程度的商业成功）转向我，用最冰冷的语调说，“我不认为你必须为钱写作。” 我惶恐极了，以至于僵硬地微笑着。