小曲儿

他们说着荤段子，哼着不着调的小曲儿。

They told dirty jokes and sang raucous ballads

她哼着一支欢快的小曲儿。

She was humming a merry little tune

他一边拨弄着炉火，一边快乐地哼着小曲儿。

He was humming merrily as he stoked the fire .

他们走进教室时，她在那里笑眯眯地哼着小曲儿。

She was humming and smiling to herself when they entered the room .

忽儿，米考伯先生看上去极其痛苦、消沉，忽儿，他又会边擦皮鞋边哼哼小曲儿准备外出。

One moment Mr Micawber looked extremely miserable and depressed , the next he was brushing his shoes and singing a song before going out .

正如他们在《动物的认知》中描述的一样，不管是陌生人还是狗的主人哼唱小曲儿，有时候狗的确会对人类的这些活动作出一定回应，但哭泣的人吸引到狗注意的概率比唱歌的人要高出两倍以上。

As they report in Animal Cognition , " person-oriented behaviour " did sometimes take place when either the stranger or the owner hummed , but it was more than twice as likely to occur if someone was crying .