Even without the Olympics, can the drumbeat of modernization be stopped?

即使没有会，现代化的鼓点声是否能被阻挡？

By July, the drumbeat of war echoing over Europe was unmistakable.

到了7月，战争的鼓声响彻了整个欧洲。

But the drumbeats of war came to New Orleans long before.

但在此之前，战争的鼓声早已传到了新尔良。

We didn't know much about it. We had rumors of poisoned arrows and sinister drumbeats at night.

我们对它所知多。我们会听到有关毒箭夜间祥的鼓声这样的流言。

She imagined the stuffed animals in the nursery dancing to some dreadful African drumbeat.

她幻想育婴室里的毛绒玩具跟着可怕的非洲鼓点跳舞。

The lawsuit is a drumbeat, pushing members of the Republican Party to impeachment.

这起诉讼就像鼓点，敦促共员进行弹劾指控。

So, first of all, this is a steady drumbeat. We've heard about sea level rise for years.

那么，首先，这个警示一直存在。多年前，我们就已听说过海平面上升。

Then, from the far side of the palace, the captain heard the faint drumbeat of boots on marble.

随后，队长隐隐听到宫殿彼端靴踏大理石的声音，犹如鼓点。