ONE morning last month in an airy hall at the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, the only sound to be heard was a chorus of zestfully inelegant slurping.

上个月，一个空气清新的早晨，在巴西维索萨联邦大学（Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil）宽敞的大厅里，杯测比赛（Cup of Excellence competition）正进行得热火朝天，大家能听到的只有此起彼伏的“啧啧”声。

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The Greek Chorus seems to have been relatively common in that era, and can be seen depicted on a portion of pottery dating from around 425 BC.

希腊合唱团似乎已经在那个时代比较常见，也可看作描绘公元前425一约就从部分陶器约会。

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Soon the rest of the CLASS was streaming in, and a chorus of similar comments could be heard.

很快，班上其他的同学陆续进来，类似的评价也不绝于耳。

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Whether or not you feel a connection with their values, you'll be captivated by the hook in the chorus and the equally simple idea that the world would be a better place if we all appreciated each other just a little more.

NPR: Doyle Lawson, Digging Deep

But with a growing chorus in the Republican Party demanding an Oval Office shakeup, somebody had to be thrown overboard, the somebody being Andy Card.

NPR: Andy Card Leaves a Stacked Deck

Due to the economics of the pension management industry, where far more money can be made from selling products to pensions than from in-depth investigations of investment wrongdoing, there is a chorus of voices denying problems exist and discouraging meaningful investigations.

FORBES: Murders and Pensions: The Need for Forensic Investigations (March 28, 2006 )