听见有人喊他的名字，他突然停住了。

He stopped short when he heard his name.

《牛津词典》

然而，她突然停住，因为医生似乎没在听她的话。

She stopped suddenly, however, for the doctor did not seem to listen.

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他突然停住，向我看了过来。

He stopped abruptly and looked my way.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

As I say, it's a wonderful irony that this particular difficulty in reading is precisely what Gadamer calls being pulled up short.

如我所说，这是个有趣的讽刺，这个阅读中特别的困难,正是葛达玛说的因某事“突然停住“

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