| 1. | Neither silence nor inaction is necessary .
即不要保持沉默也不能按兵不动。 |
| 2. | He would better keep his mouth shut .
他最好保持沉默。 |
| 3. | Up to now he has been quiet .
到目前为止他仍保持沉默。 |
| 4. | Yet, he thought, he would hold his peace awhile .
然而，他转念又想，他还是暂且保持沉默。 |
| 5. | He may stand mute .
他可以保持沉默。 |
| 6. | He remained silent .
他保持沉默。 |
| 7. | I have decided to resign but i would prefer you to keep quiet about it .
我已决定辞职，但我宁愿你保持沉默。 |
| 8. | They are silent with regard to the pernicious effects of their own gains .
关于由自己得利而产生的恶果，他们保持沉默。 |
| 9. | Elinor could no longer witness this torrent of unresisted grief in silence .
眼见这不可遏止的悲恸勃然爆发，埃莉诺不可能保持沉默了。 |
| 10. | Better expedient could not have been adopted to secure the silence and discretion of hetty .
没有比这个办法更能使海蒂保持沉默和谨慎的了。 |
