indeed, for a living being there is no such thing as true silence, for silence itself is a revelation of the mind and the heart, an echo of the soul of a different form.
　　其实，对活着的生命而言，真正的沉默是不存在的。沉默本身也是一种思想和心境的流露，是灵魂的另一种形式的回声。
　　some people use silence as a disguise of the emptiness of the head.
　　有的人以沉默掩饰思想的空虚。
　　some use it as a means to depict their disorientation and melancholy.
　　有的人以沉默叙述迷茫和惆怅。
　　and some use it as a way of expressing their angers and sorrows.
　　有的人以沉默表达内心的愤怒和忧伤。
　　silence usually is ephemeral. it reminds one of the bronze bells dangling from a pagoda's eaves; on windless days they are a decoration upon the age-weathered beauty, but with wind they give out wonderful tinkling and jingling metallurgic sounds, as if echoing age-old stories of long, long ago...
　　沉默常常是暂时的。就像古塔檐角下的铜铃，无风时，它们只是一种古色古香的装饰，一起风，它们便会发出奇妙的金属音响，似乎是许多古老故事的悠远的回声……
　　do you not think the same of silent people?
　　沉默的人们不也一样?
　　they say that "silence is golden", but of what nature is this "gold"? it can include integrity, honesty and kindness; it can stand for indifference to and detachment from fame and fortune; but it can also act as an excuse for hypocrisy, slyness and cowardice... the glittering of gold may not necessarily be the most brilliant lustre in the world.
　　“沉默是金”，是怎样的一种“金”呢? 这个“金”字中，可以包含正直、善良，可以代表淡泊、超脱，也可以是虚伪、圆滑、怯懦的一种托辞……金子的光泽，未必是世界上最动人的光泽。