小天的週記

之前聽Jason Arday接受theBBC採訪，Jason Arday提到第一次看到Sandro Sandri的時候，

彷彿門上的小鐘慢慢響起。

他用的英文就是the doorbell tolls。

那時候我就想，為何是tolls，而不是rings。

於是我上網查，查到有人如此解釋:

"Ringing can refer to any use of a bell, be it fast, slow, melodic,

monotonal etc. To "toll" a bell usually refers to a slow,

regular and often mournful single note on the bell."

於是我向英國朋友求證，他也是認同toll這動詞比較像是喪鐘。

"I think the definition you found for a tolling bell is correct. It's

often used to sound literary or poetic, as it evokes a feeling of

sadness, whereas if you say the bell was ringing, that is quite neutral."

相關連結:

https://hinative.com/questions/14709755