1. Forget romantic lunch dates – you'd get a packet of Quavers and be grateful. 别痴心妄想什么浪漫午餐约会了——你得到的只能是一包速食饼干,还要对此心怀感激。
2. Quavers, crotchets and minims are three of the different lengths of note in written music. 八分音符、四分音符和二分音符在乐谱上是不同长度的三个音符。
3. A quarter note or crotchet followed by a dot is equivalent in duration to three 8th notes or quavers. 四分音符加一个符点等于三个八分音符。
4. He grows out of his clothes with indecent haste; his voice grows hoarse and breaks and quavers; his face grows suddenly angular and unsightly. 他以众人吃惊的速度从衣服里伸展拉长,他的声音开始变得嘶哑,时而走调,时而颤抖。他的脸蛋突然变得棱角分明,显得难看。