Forget romantic lunch dates – you'd get a packet of Quavers and be grateful.

别痴心妄想什么浪漫午餐约会了——你得到的只能是一包速食饼干，还要对此心怀感激。

Quavers, crotchets and minims are three of the different lengths of note in written music.

八分音符、四分音符和二分音符在乐谱上是不同长度的三个音符。

A quarter note or crotchet followed by a dot is equivalent in duration to three 8th notes or quavers.

四分音符加一个符点等于三个八分音符。

He grows out of his clothes with indecent haste; his voice grows hoarse and breaks and quavers; his face grows suddenly angular and unsightly.

他以众人吃惊的速度从衣服里伸展拉长，他的声音开始变得嘶哑，时而走调，时而颤抖。他的脸蛋突然变得棱角分明，显得难看。