Try this one the next time you're in a meeting or a conference and there's a lull in the conversation: "Giraffe walks into a bar, says, 'the highballs are on me."

下次在会场或在会议上出现冷场的时候，试着讲讲这个：“长颈鹿走进一家酒吧，说‘来杯苏打(姜汁)威士忌’”。

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A few years ago, during a lull in conversation, we got onto the heady subject of finances.

几年前，在一次谈话的间歇，我们又聊到了金融这个老话题上。

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During a lull in the conversation, Wang points to an antique earthenware pot sitting on a lacquered stand.

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