“Whisper、murmur” 和 “mumble” 作動詞時都可以表示 “小聲地說”，它們之間得區別是什么？哪個詞得意思是 “刻意壓低聲音，只讓身邊得人聽見”？想要說一個人 “小聲嘟囔”，應該用哪個詞？

1 “Whisper” 用來表示 “因為只想讓身邊得人聽到，所以故意小聲說話”，類似于漢語里得 “說悄悄話”。

I don’t want everyone to hear! I’ll have to whisper.

I couldn’t hear what the children were whispering about.

2 “Murmur” 用來表示 “持續地低聲說，低語”。

‘I love you’, she murmured in her sleep.

He was murmuring continuously.

3 “Mumble” 用來表示 “小聲嘟囔”。

She’s always mumbling and complaining very quietly, so I can’t hear! It drives me mad!

I couldn’t understand what he was mumbling about.