The woman torn off her apron and tried to beat out the fire with the cloth.

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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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With syncopation the impulse can come suddenly off the beat, and it gives it a little snap or jazzy aspect to the music.

在切分音里,冲动会突然打乱节拍,让音乐听起来突兀,奔放

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She told MSPs she believed police were being taken off the beat to fill civilian posts.

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But with TripAdvisor and my friends advice, we were able to go down many alleys and explore local haunts far off the beat trail.

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Opposition politicians claimed budget cuts meant more officers being taken off the beat to undertake civilian duties, meaning the figures did not tell the whole story.

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