A couple might stop and take a break to calm down when they're having a heated discussion.

夫妇俩可以在激烈讨论中停一停，冷静下来。

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Stop for a minute and think about how your actions affect other people - did you take the last cup of coffee from the break room?

用一分钟来想想你的行为是怎么影响别人的—你有没有把休息室里的最后一杯咖啡喝掉了？

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If we don't take a break from what we are doing every now and then, we will stop working efficiently and eventually break down.

如果我们不每隔一段时间从我们所从事的工作中解脱出来，我们的工作效率就会降低，最终会累垮。

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Stop, take a break and discuss with your team.

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Back then, if anyone got emotional at a meeting, we would stop and take a coffee break.

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"She has been touring non-stop and she understandably needs to take a break, " said the spokeswoman.

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