It was meant to sound like an epoch-making declaration.

　　有意讓它聽起來像是一個劃時代的宣言。

　　I told her she didn’t have to do that,which sounds like an ungrateful thing to say.

　　我對她說她并非一定要做那件事。這樣說聽上去好像有些忘恩負義。

　　It sounds like an advert: easy on the ear but bland and forgettable.

　　這聽起來像廣告詞：聽著簡單易懂，但是枯燥乏味，容易忘記。

　　Whilst this might sound like a truism, it is nevertheless a crucial problem to address.

　　盡管這可能聽起來像是老生常談，但卻是待解決的重要問題。