To sing a wrong note is insignificant.

唱错了一个音符是微不足道的。

He drunk too much and his speech struke the wrong note .

他喝了太多酒，发言不合时宜。

The new Confucius statue, on the other hand, appears to have struck a wrong note.

另一方面，这次这座关于孔子的新铜像的树立好像起了反作用。

In general, they can't recognize a familiar tune without the lyrics or pick out a wrong note in a song they do know.

一般来说，如果没有歌词，他们就认不出一首熟悉的曲子，或是在他们知道的歌曲中挑出一个错误的音符。

Just as a vulgar best man's speech at a wedding can strike the wrong note, so I sensed as we chatted after the speech that the jibes would not be swiftly forgotten.

演讲后我们在闲聊时，我感觉到，他的那些话不会被很快忘记，这与婚礼上伴郎讲话粗俗不合时宜一样。