He continued as if his pause had been a natural one.

他继续讲下去，他们刚才停是讲话中自然停。

This is called 'an unreleased stop', or, if you want to get really technical, 'a stop with no audible release'.

这叫做“非爆破停”，或者更严格来说，是“听不到停爆破”。

And the length and the number of pauses that are used in speech.

还有在说话当中停长度以及次数。

The best speakers make the audience think that the pause has been included for their advantage when in reality they just needed to take a second to consider what they're going to say next.

最好演讲者会让听众觉得演讲中停是为了他们准备，而实际上演讲者只是需要一点时间去考虑接下来要说什么。

So, a comma wasn't just a dot that meant, pause for this length of time.

所以一个逗号不仅仅是用来表示停时间长短圆点。

Just a quick stop of air before the next word. Write back.

就是在下一个单词前有个很短停。Write back.

Here's an example of pauses in action with the same sentence that we mentioned before.

以我们刚才提过句子为例，看看停是怎么运用。

You take turns, and sometimes there are short pauses.

你们轮流说话，有时候会有短暂停。

This never-ending weather system is feeding on something else.

这个永不停天气系统有点像别东西。

In comparison, shy extroverts tend to appreciate conversations that have pauses in between.

相比之下，害羞外向人更喜欢中间有停对话。

WHAM. He had stayed still a second too long.

嘭！他停时间太长了一点儿。

So the pauses in this particular speech seem to throw the artificial intelligence off.

看起来，在这次演讲中停似乎让人工智能乱了寸。

Notice how I made that a Stop T. Environment on many levels.

注意我是怎么把这个词作为停 T 。“Environment on many levels.”

The pause was short-lived, of course, and the economic cost potentially catastrophic.

当然，这种停只是暂时，停或将让我们经济付出灾难性代价。

And the phrases and the pauses and the extra words like 'just' and 'okay'.

还有那些短语，停和额外单词，比如“just”和“okay”。

Between friends, longer gaps seem to provide natural moments for reflection and expression.

对于朋友来说，较长停似乎为反思和表达提供了自然时机。

Rather, he was simply talking to himself, with long pauses between sentences.

他说话，与其说是对着我，不如说是对着他自己，他说完每一句后，中间停相当长时间。

There was an awkward pause, before both Peter-One and Peter-Two said, " Thank you."

一阵尴尬停过后，彼得一号和彼得二号都说道：“谢谢。”

Did you hear that terrible break I made?

你听见刚才我说话停了吗？

In other words, replacing a sound with a pause in the vocal cords.

换句话说，用声带中停代替声。