He held his breath while the results were read out.

宣读结果时，他屏住了呼吸。

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I took a deep breath and read.

我深吸一口气，开始读我的信。

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We recently asked people to tell us about the most suspenseful book they'd ever read — and they totally delivered. These titles will definitely take your breath away.

最近我们请人们列举出自己读过的最精彩的悬疑小说，人们给我们的答案五花八门。这些书一定会让你投入其中不能自拔！ ！

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He warned Republicans spending cuts couldn't be at the expense of (take a deep breath to read the whole shopping list) investment in infrastructure, investment in jobs, education, training, research or new technology.

BBC: Shoving the battle down the road

When it comes to fiction, Tim Winton's Cloudstreet is probably the must-read novel, although I thought Breath was brilliant at making sense of the joy and wonder of surfing to people who have never ridden a wave.

BBC: Essential reading for new arrivals in Australia

In a letter read out in Polish by Archbishop Dziwisz, Pope Benedict XVI praised Solidarity as a "breath of a new spirit" that changed Europe.

BBC: The event is being marked by three days of celebrations