If the critical part sounds negative that's because in a way it is.

如果你觉得“批判性”有点儿否定意味， 那正说明它在起作用。

The roof was the soundest part, though a good deal warped and made brittle by the sun.

房顶虽然被太阳晒得弯曲变形，脆弱不堪，但已算是这座房子的最好部分了。

What part sounds the most fun to you?

哪个部分听起来最有趣？

A " syllable" is the sound part of a word.

“音节”是单词的声音部分。

I know it sounds absurd, all the parts of it, but believe me or not.

我知道这听起来很荒谬，不管你信不信我。

Okay, that part sounds better when you don't read it out loud. And what are you doing reading it anyway? Those are Dr. Ron's private thoughts.

好吧，你不大声读出来的时候这段话本来挺好听的。而且你读它干吗？那是Ron医生的心里话。

This last part sounds like my father, but it is not the father my older brothers remember. Dad had just turned forty when the Feds laid siege to the Weavers, an event that confirmed his worst fears.

这最后一部分描述听起来像我父亲，却不是哥哥们记忆中的父亲。联邦政府人员围困韦弗一家的那一年，爸爸刚满四十岁，这一事件证实了他最担心的事。