A sleepy capital of a few hundred thousand people has mushroomed to a crowded city of 2 million.

After years of neglecting, the palace has been restored to its former glory.

经过若干年的沉寂, 这座宫殿恢复了以往的壮丽.

Jane began to rebuild her social life which had been non-existent since her marriage.

简开始重新建立自己自结婚以来便陷于沉寂的社交生活。

There was a curious silence.

有一种不寻常的沉寂.

There has been no news whatsoever.

消息沉寂.

The guns are quiet.

炮声沉寂.

The air was strangely still and silent.

天空异常沉寂宁静.

There was a sudden stillness in the air.

空中突然间一片沉寂.

By evening the storm had subsided and all was quiet again.

傍晚,暴风雨已经过去,四周开始沉寂下来.

The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.

随着夜越来越深,喧闹声逐渐沉寂.

The house was dark and silent as the grave.

那屋子里一片漆黑,沉寂得像座坟墓.

It was so still you could have heard a pin drop.

是那样的寂静,连一根针落地的声音你都可以听到.

Again there was a short silence.

接着又是一阵短暂的沉寂。

The silence was broken only by the tick of the clock.

除了时钟的滴答声外,一片寂静.

The silence was broken by the whirring of a helicopter.

直升机的嗡嗡声打破了沉寂。

The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.

这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静.

The unearthly silence was broken by a shrill screaming.

一声尖叫打破了这可怕的沉寂。

In the silence we could hear the clock ticking.

寂静中，我们能听到钟表滴答作响。

Their footsteps echoed in the silence.

他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。

A deathly silence hung over the square.

广场上死一般地寂静。

He liked a hushed and dignified atmosphere.

他喜欢一种寂静庄重的气氛。