" Can't carry a tune to save my life."

“我从来唱不准调子。”

Plus, she said, it doesn't really matter if you can carry a tune.

此外，她还说唱歌跑不跑调其实并不重要。

It would be a beautiful song, if only her father could carry a tune.

这本来是支很美妙的歌，只可惜她父亲唱不成调儿。

Just like humans have to learn to talk, songbirds aren't just born singing—they have to learn to carry a tune.

就像人类要学习说话一样，鸣禽也不是天生就会唱歌，它们也要学习唱歌不走调。

Couldn't carry a tune in a bucket with a lid on it.

我唱歌从来都找不着调。

I sang solos when I was six because I could carry a tune.

【carry】我六岁时就唱独唱，因为我能够唱准音调。

Although I never was a good singer. Never could carry a tune. I was always better at a man's job.

麦姬结婚后，我将闲坐在家里，也许只对自己唱唱教堂歌曲，尽管我从来唱不好，总是走调，我对于男人活儿倒是更在行。

Your friend might not be able to carry a tune for all kinds of reasons, but for those with congenital amusia, the situation is pretty simple: Their brains just can't perceive musical pitches.

你的朋友可能因为各种原因不能唱下一首歌，但对于那些患有先天失歌症的人来说，情况很简单：他们的大脑只是不能感知音高。