There was a pause now, a sort of waiting silence which Tom could not understand.

一阵沉默，这是一种等待的沉默，是汤姆无法理解的。

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We all got back into our chairs, Robin with some difficulty, and there was then a long silence, like a Quaker wedding, which I came to understand was being directed at me.

我们大家都坐回到椅子上，罗宾费了很大的劲儿才坐到椅子上。接着又是一阵长时间的沉默，我逐渐开始明白，原来就像贵格会举行的婚礼在对我指手画脚。

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By making a series of short comments to indicate that you understand a speaker — and using the same prompts consistently to silence a motormouth — you can train the person over time to talk less.

通过一系列简短的话来表明你理解了讲话人的意思，并用同样的方法让说个没完的人闭上嘴，时间久了你就能让这个人说话少些。

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