The shift from silent to sound film at the end of the 1920s marks, so far, the most important transformation in motion picture history.

20世纪20年代末无声电影向有声电影的转变标志着迄今为止电影史上最重要的转变。

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Bering remembers waking to the tinkle of these bells, a small but distinct sound in an otherwise silent house.

白令记得自己是被这些叮当声唤醒的。在一间寂静的屋子里，风铃的声音柔和而清晰。

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Of course, it's not the end of the road for the talkies, but the Artist is about to remind us of what we lost when synchronised sound came in - and we haven't heard the last of silent cinema.

当然，这并不能说有声电影已经到头了，《艺术家》只是提醒我们找寻同步配音技术出现以来我们渐渐丢掉的一些东西——我们在无声电影结束后发出声音。

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While we've begun mulling over our experiences this summer, it's too soon for the crew of Silent Sound to relax.

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It was quiet now, no talk, no sound, only the silent continuum of snow at the window and I wanted to make her see how beautiful it was, if not always, then at least for now, but when I turned around she was asleep in her chair, her head flopped back, her arms dangling at her sides.

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For a second, all was silent, except for the sound of rushing water somewhere up ahead.

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