1·He had a paunch blackened teeth and the raspy cough of an avid smoker and he never stopped watching even when he allowed himself a cigarette smoking a cheap brand named after the city itself.
老陈顶着个啤酒肚，牙齿黑黑的，由于抽烟过多而不时发出刺耳的咳嗽声。即便他允许自己抽根烟，也从没有停止过监视，抽得也是那种便宜的南京牌烟。
2·Stress is to the human condition what tension is to the violin string: too little and the music is dull and raspy; too much and the music is shrill or the string snaps.
压力对于人的身体状况就像拉力对于小提琴的琴弦一样。拉力太小，发出的乐音又闷又刺耳。
3·Her once serene image was shattered by a wild demeanor and bizarre public appearances, and her once pristine voice became raspy and hoarse, unable to hit the high notes as she used to.
她曾经的高贵形象也被其疯狂行为和古怪的公开亮相彻底击碎，她从前的纯净嗓音也变得沙哑，刺耳，无法唱出曾经的高音。
4·We stayed together for some time, my mother and I, invaded by small night sounds and the raspy chirr of crickets.
我们一起呆了一会儿，妈妈和我，不时袭来夜间的小声响和蟋蟀刺耳的唧唧声。
5·Despite her prayer, the engine's normal chug-chug dissolved into a series of terrible, raspy noises. Puffs of black smoke began streaming from under the hood.
尽管她在祷告，发动机正常的“嘎嚓——嘎嚓”声还是逐渐变成了一长串可怕、刺耳的噪音，车盖下开始冒出股股黑烟。