When he comes back three and a half hours later, they're still sitting on the sofa, absorbed in conversation.

等他三个半小时以后回来，她们俩仍然坐在沙发上聊个不停。

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They were so absorbed in their conversation that they seemed not to pay any attention to the people around them.

神情严肃的男人们互相交谈着，似乎是对周围拥挤的人群视而不见。

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Then the mood dipped, not in any dramatic way but quite perceptibly; certainly conversation became less chirpy and the card players were less absorbed by their game.

气氛立马沉寂了下来，没有任何戏剧性的举动但完全能感受到； 交谈声明显没有那么活泼了，扑克选手们也不再那么专注于他们的游戏。

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By the time Keller told his wife and Abramson that he was ready to leave, he had survived the morale and economic crises, but the company was absorbed in a conversation over how to charge for the online edition.

NEWYORKER: Changing Times