Sirens pierced the silence of the night.

警笛声划破了夜晚的宁静。

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A scream broke the silence of the night.

一声尖叫划破了寂静的夜晚。

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The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic.

夜晚的宁静被远处车辆的隆隆声所打破。

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And now at the dead hour of the night, in the horrible silence of that old house, so strange a noise as this excited me to uncontrollable terror.

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The Celtics gathered with the Raptors at midcourt to observe a moment of silence in honor of the victims prior to Wednesday night's regular-season finale.

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There were moments of silence before each of the seven night games.

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While the community - which observes a strict rule of silence for 12 hours every night - does not need huge profit, extensive repairs to the monastery has recently put additional strain on the purse strings.

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