He depended as much on silence as he did on notes to get his message across.

就像对待每个音符一样，他也依靠休止符来传递音乐讯息。

An armistice in 1953 might have stopped fighting in the Korean War, it didn't eased tensions between the two countries divided by the DMZ.

而1953年停战然可能已经使得朝鲜战争画上休止符，但是隔离区并没有缓解双方剑拔弩张态势。

The British flag was lowered over Helmand Province in Afghanistan this week, a symbol that the U.K.'s combat mission in the country is over.

本周驻扎在阿富汗赫尔曼德省堡垒营英军基地降下英国国旗，标志着这场远征终于画上休止符。

Well, to be technical, the performer is actually playing rest.

好吧，从技术上讲，表演者实际上是在演奏休止符。

Perhaps the best example is one of Cage's most famous compositions— a solo piano piece consisting of nothing but musical rests for four minutes and 33 seconds.

也许最好是凯奇最著名作品之一——一首钢琴独奏曲，除了 4 分 33 秒音乐休止符之外什么都没有。

But in that case there would be no resting-place below full employment until either the rate of interest was incapable of falling further or wages were zero.

但在那种情况下，在利率无法进一步下降或工资为零之前，将没有低于充分就业休止符。

His combination of talents and interests might seem eccentric but look closely and they chime In break. Dancing. Anything goes in ornamentation.

他结合才能和兴趣可能看起来有些古怪，但仔细看看，它们在休止符中和谐共鸣。跳舞。装饰音中什么都可以有。

Was punctuation still supposed to be simple musical rest to break up words, or did they need rules?

标点符号仍然是用来像简单音乐休止符一样分割词语，还是它们需要规则？

Kind of like rests in music.

有点像音乐中休止符。