Abruptly the group ahead of us came to a standstill.

忽然我们前面的队伍停了下来。

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Around the globe, entire cities came to a standstill for moments of silence.

当时全球各地的城市全体默哀。

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Life for more than a billion people across India and Pakistan came to a standstill during the semifinal match Wednesday.

在星期三的半决赛期间，印度和巴基斯坦全国各地10亿多人的生活停顿下来。

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Traffic heading for Dover came to a standstill after eight-mile queues built up as bank holiday travellers headed for the Kent ferry port.

BBC: Ferry traffic into Dover comes to standstill

The BBC's Richard Fenton-Smith, who was outside the church, said the whole town came to a standstill for the service, with many of the hundreds of mourners arriving in coaches.

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The BBC's Richard Fenton-Smith, who was outside the church in Medford, north-west of Boston, said the whole town came to a standstill for the service, with many of the hundreds of mourners arriving in coaches.

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