Inherently introverted, he realised early on that as an academic, his reticence would prove disastrous in the lecture hall.

他生性内向，很早就意识到，作为一名学者，他的沉默寡言在演讲厅里将带来灾难性的后果。

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Pearl didn't mind his reticence; in fact she liked it.

珀尔不介意他的沉默，事实上她喜欢这一点。

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So why the official reticence?

那为什么官方又对此缄默不言呢？

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Arthur Conan Doyle,creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, wrote about Poe's influence on other crime writers: "Each may find some little development of his own, but his main art must trace back to those admirable stories of Monsieur Dupin,so wonderful in their masterful force, their reticence,their quick dramatic point."

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At the same time, you might think his reticence, his reluctance to speak in his own voice may have also been a response to the fate of Socrates and politically endangered situation of philosophy.

同时，你也可以将他的缄默，与不发言的冷淡,可能也是,对苏格拉底的遭遇,及哲学在政治上危险处境的响应。

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Germany,as the biggest potential contributor, has shown reticence about a bailout.

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If a pen name is supposed to demonstrate reticence to self-exposure, John Cheese missed the memo.

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Undoubtedly HP's share price has also suffered from the company's historic reticence with Wall Street.

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So expect all of the polite reticence that has been developing around direct-to-consumer advertising to fade.

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