我试图使用一种同情的语气。

I tried to use a sympathetic ___tone of voice.

让我恼火的不是她说的话，而是她的语气。

It wasn't so much what she said that annoyed me - it was her ___tone.

他继续用平静的语气解释他们的动机。

He went on in a quiet ___tone, explaining their motives.