The silence was broken only by the snuffles of the dogs.

除了不时听见狗喘气的声音，四下里一片寂静。

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The silence in the crowd was broken.

人群中的寂静被打破。

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The silence was broken only by the steady drip, drip of water from the roof.

只有屋顶上滴答滴答持续不断的滴水声打破了寂静。

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But it has Prince, and he has recently broken his silence to promote the new game.

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Actor Clint Eastwood has broken his silence about his strange speech at the Republican National Convention last week where he scolded an invisible President Obama for 10 minutes.

FORBES: Clint Eastwood Confirms That No One Knew What He Was Going To Do At The RNC

The newspaper columnist who broke the identity of a CIA agent, has now broken his own silence on the matter, after almost three years.

NPR: Novak Reveals Details of CIA Identity Leak