1. The modern city consists of monstrous edifices and of dark, narrow streets full of petrol fumes and toxic gases, torn by the noise of the taxicabs, lorries and buses, and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds.
    大得吓人的高楼和阴暗狭窄的街道组成了今日现代化的城市。街道上充斥着汽油味和有毒气体，出租汽车、卡车、公共汽车的噪音刺耳难忍，络绎不绝的人群挤来挤去。

2. This is a pity, because noise abatement really is a good cause, and it is likely to be discredited if it gets to be associated with bad science.
    要求减少噪音是件好事，但是如果与拙劣的科学掺杂在一起的话，就不会被人们所信任，这是很遗憾的。

3. The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.
    由于这个声音非常轻，没人会想到船身已遭损坏。

4. The survey revealed a large number of sources of noise that we really dislike. Lawn mowers whining on a summer´s day,
    这个调查揭示了我们所不喜欢的大量的噪间的来源：夏天呜呜作响的割草机，公寓楼里深夜聚会的喧哗声，

5. The noise pollution survey revealed a rather surprising and possibly amusing old fashioned source of noise.
    这个有关噪音的污染调查还揭示了一种出人意外而同时可能会引人意外而同时可能会引人发笑的老式噪音源。

6. The side which makes the greatest noise is naturally the majority and the policy is decided in their favour."
    声音大的自然是多数，于是政策就按他们的意志决定下来。”

7. Traffic noise turns citizens deaf.
    车辆的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。

8. The noise of the taxi and the city united into a deep roar.
    出租车的噪声和这城市的喧闹声组成了低沉的轰鸣声。

9. Now the snag in this sort of anecdote is of course that one cannot distinguish cause and effect. Was the noise a cause of the illness, or were the complaints about noise merely a symptom?
    这类奇闻的疑难之处是无法区别因果关系。是噪音引起了（精神）病呢，还是（精神）病的症状之一是对噪音的抱怨？

10. New technology has also made its own contribution to noise.
    新技术也为噪音作了它的贡献。