I'll pause here to let the derisive laughter die down.

我将在此稍作停顿，让嘲弄的笑声平息。

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Then, after a discreet pause which gave Gerald's splutterings time to die away, she knocked on the door and handed the dress to her mother.

稍稍停顿了一会，让杰拉尔德的唾沫星子消失之后，思嘉才敲门进去，把衣裳交给母亲。

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