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

他继续讲下去，他们刚才的是讲话中自然的。

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”，或者更严格来说，是“听不到的爆破音”。

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

还有在说话当中的长度以及次数。

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.

最好的演讲者会让听众觉得演讲中的是为了他们准备的，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时间长短的圆点。

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的。Write back.

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

以我们刚才提过的句子为例，看看是怎么运用的。

You take turns, and sometimes there are short pauses.

你们轮流说话，有时候会有短暂的。

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

这个永不的天气系统有点像别的东西。

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

相比之下，害羞外向的人更喜欢中间有的对话。

WHAM. He had stayed still a second too long.

嘭！他的时间太长了一点儿。

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

看起来，在这次演讲中的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 T 的。“Environment on many levels.”

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

当然，这种只是暂时的，或将让我们的经济付出灾难性的代价。

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

还有那些短语，和额外的单词，比如“just”和“okay”。

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

对于朋友来说，较长的似乎为反思和表达提供了自然的时机。

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，中间相当长的时间。

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

一阵尴尬的过后，彼得一号和彼得二号都说：“谢谢。”

Did you hear that terrible break I made?

你听见刚才我说话的了吗？

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

换句话说，用声带中的代替声音。