He tries to listen to me, but hears nothing.

他试着听我说话，但什么也没听到。

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The neighbor hears a scream, the police are called, they respond, nothing is discovered -- should be the end of it.

CNN: Director's log: Sheryl McCollum

Maybe there's nothing so terrifying in the world as the long, few seconds that tick down when a character hears a strange sound behind a door and approaches it.

WSJ: Word Craft: Benjamin Percy, Author of Red Moon, on the Ticking Clock