1·Intelligibility was enhanced, not only by the steeply raked seating, but also by the naturally low background noise of a preindustrial society.
不仅是急剧倾斜的座位，前工业化社会的低背景噪音都使语音清晰度得到了提高。
2·Left: north facing upward raked eaves allow full exposure of glass to winter sun and shade larger areas in summer, without compromising the solar access of neighbors to the south.
左边：北面向上倾斜的屋檐，让窗户全部可以接收到冬季的太阳并且在夏季遮挡更大面积的太阳辐射，不会影响南面太阳光的进入。
3·Swimmers unfortunate enough to be near Yamato's raked smokestack were caught in the massive suction created by the huge open funnel as the ship went under.
当大和沉没时，一些漂浮在倾斜的烟囱附近的不幸船员则被吸入了这个巨大的活棺材里。
4·The buildings skin is stretched horizontally and vertically as raked walls and ceilings.
建筑外层由于倾斜的墙壁和天花板在水平和垂直方向被拉长。