We talked a long time, and were silent, yet we did not confess our love to each other, but timidly and jealously concealed it.

我们长时间地交谈，沉默，但是都不承认爱着对方，而是胆怯猜疑地隐藏起对对方的爱。

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They were silent a long time, in a state of painful hesitating and doubt.

他们处于一种痛苦的踌躇与疑虑状态中，长时间的相对无语。

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Before the lecture, the man of great wisdom put forward such an abstract concept that every one kept silent digesting the meaning but it might take a long time for them to truly master it.

在讲座前，那个充满智慧的人提出了一个很抽象的概念以至于每个人都安静地思考消化其含义，但是可能要很久他们才能真正掌握。

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"I especially like it because it involves the silent majority that haven't been involved in a long time."

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Despite our attempts, the object of our conversation kept silent for a long time.

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Years before the friend had done something similar, but the silent treatment didn't last long so Jacobs dismissed it as a one-time event.

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