Oh, Miss Li. This is Tom. I didn't recognize your voice.
噢,李小姐。我是汤姆。我没听出你的声音。
They jumped at the unexpected noise.
他们因突如其来的声音吓得跳了起来。
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.