世界上有很多美妙的声音,但也有很多令人不堪忍受的声音,比如吃饭吧唧嘴、指尖在黑板上划过的声音、叉子划盘子的声音等等。近日一项调查列出了50个最令人抓狂的声音,一起来看看。
Snoring, loud eaters and the 'Go Compare' song have been named among the nation's most annoying noises, a study has revealed.
一项调查显示,打呼噜、吃饭吧唧嘴和Go Compare
The spouse's nightmare - snoring - took the top spot, with six in 10 adults plagued by the intrusive sound from their other half.
配偶的噩梦——鼾声,位于最烦人声音榜首。60%的成年人深受来自另一半的噪音困扰。
Loud slurping from a cup of tea, a self-service till's 'unexpected item in bagging area' announcement and the constant pinging of mobile phones also appeared on the list.
喝茶的啜吸声,自助结账机“装袋区出现不明物体”的提示语和手机不断的震动提示音也在榜单之上。
Power drills, phone keypad beeps and Jimmy Carr's laugh also made it along with dripping taps, creaking doors and noisy washing machines.
电钻声、手机按键的哔哔声和吉米•卡尔的笑声,以及水龙头的滴水声、嘎吱作响的门声和洗衣机的轰隆声也榜上有名。
It also emerged that silence really is golden for 84 percent of Brits, who say they spend less than ten minutes a day enjoying real peace and quiet.
研究发现,84%的英国人视安静如黄金。他们每天真正能够享受的宁静时间还不到十分钟。
Snoring was named the most annoying noise in the poll of 2,000 people, followed by loud chewing, a dog barking, fingers down a chalkboard and loud slurping from a tea or coffee cup.
一项2000人的民意调查显示打呼声是最让人抓狂崩溃的噪音,其次是吃饭时很响的吧唧声,犬吠声,指尖在黑板上划过的声音和喝茶或喝咖啡时的啜饮声。
A car alarm, motorbikes, people talking loudly on their mobile phone, a car running outside your house early in the morning and a crying baby completed the top ten.
跻身“噪音光荣榜”前十的还有汽车报警声,摩托车轰鸣声,人们高声接打电话的声音,大早起来汽车从你家门口飞速奔驰的声音,婴儿的哭喊吵闹声。
Sniffing, the rustling of food wrappers while you're watching a film or TV show, a badly played violin and someone grinding their teeth also featured in the top 20.
抽鼻子声,看电影或电视时食品包装袋的窸窣作响声,刺耳的小提琴声,别人的磨牙声也入选前二十名。
Popular songs didn't avoid the list with Justin Bieber 's 'Baby' being labelled an annoying noise, alongside 'The Crazy Frog Song', 'The Go-Compare' advert theme tune and Psy's 'Gangnam Style'.
流行歌曲也未能幸免,像贾斯汀•比伯的《Baby》以及《疯狂青蛙》、Go-Compare比价网站广告主题曲和鸟叔的《江南Style》都被贴上了噪音标签。
Washing machines were far and away voted the noisiest household appliance, with half the population ranking them louder than food processors, blenders and kettles.
洗衣机无疑是最嘈杂的家用电器,半数人认为洗衣机要比食品加工机、搅拌器和烧水壶噪声更大更令人心烦。
Seven out of ten people believe their washing machine is either fairly noisy or very noisy and half believe that constant noises - like a washing machine's spin cycle - is worse than a sudden loud noise.
十个人中有七个人认为洗衣机的声音相当烦人,半数的人认为像洗衣机滚筒旋转时发出的这种持续的噪音比突然的巨响更让人抓狂。
Top 50 most annoying sounds
最令人抓狂的50种声音
1. Snoring
呼噜声
2. Loud chewing
吃东西的吧唧声
3. A dog barking
狗叫声
4. Fingers down a chalkboard
指尖划过黑板的声音
5. Loud slurping from tea or coffee
喝茶或咖啡时的啜吸声
6. A car alarm
汽车警报声
7. Noisy motorbikes
摩托车的轰鸣声
8. People talking loudly on their mobile phones
大声打电话的声音
9. A car running outside your house early in the morning
清晨汽车快速驶过门口的声音
10. A crying baby
婴儿的哭声
11. Road drills
公路作业的电钻声
12. Constant text message/email alerts
信息/邮件的持续提醒音
13. Self-service checkouts saying "Unexpected item in the bagging area"
自助结账机发出的警报声:装袋区出现不明物体
14. Sniffing
抽鼻子的声音
15. Rustling of food wrappers during a film or TV show
看电影或电视节目时食品袋的沙沙声
16. Dripping taps
水龙头的滴水声
17. A badly played violin
小提琴的撕拉声
18. A fork scratching on a plate
叉子划盘子的声音
19. Grinding teeth
磨牙声
20. Bad singing
刺耳的歌声
21. The "Go Compare" song
“Go Compare
22. Dentist drills
牙医钻牙的声音
23. Coughing
咳嗽声
24. Microphone feedback
话筒回音
25. People kissing loudly
响亮的接吻声
26. The Crazy Frog Song
《疯狂青蛙》这首歌
27. "Whistle-breathing"
口哨般的呼气声
28. Vuvuzelas
呜呜祖啦
29. Justin Bieber's song "Baby"
贾斯汀•比伯的《Baby》
30. Tapping nails
敲钉子的声音
31. Biting nails
咬指甲的声音
32. A clock ticking or a loud watch
钟表或手表的滴答声
33. Jimmy Carr's laugh
吉米•卡尔的笑声
34. Your morning alarm
早晨的闹钟响
35. Fire alarms
火灾报警声
36. Creaky doors
门的咯吱声
37. Polystyrene squeak
泡沫的摩擦声
38. Some children's toys
一些儿童玩具发出的声音
39. Children playing outside early in the morning
孩子早上的嬉闹声
40. Loud yawns
大声打哈欠
41. Squeaky brakes on a bike
自行车的刹车声
42. Phone keypad noises
手机按键声
43. An angle grinder
角磨机的声音
44. Psy's song "Gangnam Style"
鸟叔的《江南Style》
45. People talking on the train/tube
火车或地铁上的交谈声
46. Sports commentary
体育评论
47. Your neighbour's
TV邻居的电视机声
48. Dial-up modems
拨号调制解调器声音
49. Car/bus horns
汽车/公共汽车的喇叭声
50. A chainsaw
电锯声
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