What's more, if you don't remember the next word or line, pause for one or two seconds to look at your note card.

更重要的是，如果你不记得下一个单词或句子，暂停一两秒钟看看你的笔记卡。

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If it's a real-time conversation, I would always pause for a few seconds to process the feedback in my mind.

如果是即时聊天，我也会停下几秒钟，以便大脑能消化这些反馈意见。

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Pause for a few seconds and recall that time. What was it like for you?

停下来回忆一下那个时刻，你感觉怎么样？

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To fight surgical infections, often caused by harried doctors forgetting to administer preoperative antibiotics, the hospital initiated a pre-op pause, like the one for pilots before a takeoff: Everyone stops for 30 seconds to make sure all safety steps have been taken.

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