The long silence about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was probably unavoidable — and necessary.

对于威廉·古斯塔夫号沉没的长时间沉默可能是不可避免的，也是必要的。

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Lewis finally broke the long silence between them.

最后路易斯打破了他们之间长时间的沉默。

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There was a long, pregnant silence, which Mrs. Madrigal punctuated by reaching for the cheque.

马德里加尔太太伸手去拿那支票，打破了那一阵长时间的、耐人寻味的沉默。

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So you turn to the person during this long silence

于是你转向沉默的另一个人，

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Yet somehow, in the long silence, they made it.

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Ann Kirschner says she understands the long silence.

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All week I'd think of the conversation I'd have with my parents the following Sunday after church, collecting imagined victories, social engagements, popularity, good behavior, although I had not told them I was going to Mass every Sunday or how little I missed the long silence of Quaker Meeting, only that noon was the best time for them to call.

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