He remained silent for some time.

他好长时间都保持沉默。

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She was silent for a moment, lips tight shut, eyes distant.

她沉默了片刻，双唇紧闭，两眼茫然。

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Entranced, he was silent for a long space, spellbound.

他入迷了，着魔了，沉默了很长一段时间。

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Lee was silent for a moment.

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She says nothing after this encounter, remaining silent or speechless for the rest of the mask, but Milton clearly finds, I think, something threatening here.

在这次相遇中她什么都没说，在接下来中也保持着沉默寡言，可我认为弥尔顿在这里找到了一些威胁。

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Their yell at the top of the world seems to Sal something that calls for a replacement; it calls for some other prophet to come walking ragged towards them and make them fall silent with his word.

他们在世界之巅的叫喊对Sal来说,似乎是在要求一个代替者;,需要另一个先知衣衫褴褛地朝他们走来,用他的话让他们安静。

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They went silent for a moment, then they started laughing and said yeah, that too.

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Finishing the tale, Husna was silent for a moment, then narrowed her eyes, collecting herself.

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They were silent for the last half block, their footsteps sounding on the sidewalk.

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