So you're tapping your foot. You're tapping the beat and a lot of the music is coming off the beat.

你用脚打拍子,你在跟着节奏打拍子,很多乐音都不在正拍上

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Well, the receptionist sees you, tapping your finger and starting to give her looks.

这时，前台的姑娘看到你不耐烦地敲打着手指，不停地抬头看她。

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Most people--And everybody was tapping the beat just fine and dandy, but notice up here nobody is playing the beat.

大部分人,每个人都打得很好,但你们有没有注意到没有人打在拍上

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So everybody start tapping where you think it is.

大家打起来,在你觉得正确的点上

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Most of you are not tapping.

你们大部分人都没有打拍子啊

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