With its earsplitting falsettos and crashing percussion instruments, Chinese opera is not for everyone.

中国戏曲因为有着高亢尖锐的假声和惊心动魄的打击伴奏乐器，不是所有人都能消受。

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Every day we jump out of bed with the earsplitting ring of the alarm-clock, swallow a quick breakfast and then rush to catch the bus.

每天我们闹钟一响就起床，迅速地吞下早餐后就去赶公交车。

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Every day we jump out of bed with the earsplitting ring of the alarm clock, swallow a quick breakfast and then rush to catch the bus.

每天我们闹钟一响就起床，迅速地吞下早餐后就去赶公交车。

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The new paddles allowed players to hit with more force and the carbon made a louder, more earsplitting thwack.

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If it gets closer, sailors can target it with 120 earsplitting decibels of siren sounds that cause spontaneous diarrhea, long-lasting migraines or nausea.

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Strip that baby bare and suffer all those earsplitting screams?

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