我们沉默的时间越长，他们遭受的就要越多。

The longer we wait, the more they have to suffer.

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如果你跟你的约会对象没什么可聊，尴尬沉默的时间越来越长，你们只能看着咖啡馆的员工擦桌子，那么这里也许就不适合你们了。

Why it might not work: If you and your date can’t find much to talk about, and those painfully awkward silences are getting longer, there’s nothing to do but watch the barista wipe down the tables.

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他性格中有某种致命的缺陷，随着时间的推移，他要么陷入长时间沉默要么行为随便。

There was some fatal flaw in his makeup, and as time went on he lapsed into long silences or became off-hand.

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Let's say that you've gotten into a disagreement and there's a long period of silence.

假设你们意见相左，你们陷入长时间的沉默。

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