Why do we feel comfortable in conversations that have flow, but get nervous and distressed when a conversation is interrupted by unexpected silences?

为什么我们在流畅的对话中感觉很舒服，但当对话被意想不到的沉默打断时，我们会感到紧张和沮丧呢？

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In conversations, interpersonal coordination is found when people adjust the duration of their utterances and their speech rate to one another so that they can enable turn-taking to occur.

在交谈中，人际间的协调性表现在其对说话时长和说话速度的调整上，这样做能够使对话进行下去。

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He engaged in conversations.

他同别人交谈。

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Prosecutors said they will use Karadzic's own words, from intercepted phone conversations to his speeches in the Bosnian Parliament.

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He engaged in conversations.

他同别人交谈。

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So I think you will find it useful to use this phrase for expressing yourself in many conversations.

你会发现，在许多对话中，这个句型能恰当地帮你表达自己的意思。

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He said the family were in conversations with partners in Cambodia to build the school.

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People engage in conversations that can often run up to 20 to 40 updates per hour.

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And that is why he is engaged in conversations with members of Congress of both parties.

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