true friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.
真正的友情是，即使两人不说话，也觉得很舒服。
——david tyson
【相关单词短语讲解】
【1】friendship 英 [frendp] 美 [frendp]
记忆技巧：friend 朋友 + ship 某种关系 → 友谊
noun 名词
（1）[c]~ (with sb) | ~ (between a and b)
友谊；朋友关系：a relationship between friends
a close/lasting/lifelong friendship
亲密的 / 持久的 / 终生的友谊
friendships formed while she was at college
她在大学时建立的友谊
he seemed to have already struck up (= begun) a friendship with jo.
他似乎已经开始和乔交朋友了。
（2）[u] 友情；友谊；友好：the feeling or relationship that friends have; the state of being friends
a conference to promote international friendship
促进国际友好关系的会议
your friendship is very 
important to me.
你的友情对我非常重要。
【2】silence 英 [salns] 美 [salns]
noun 名词
（1）[u] 寂静；无声：a complete lack of noise or sound
a scream broke the silence of the night.
一声尖叫划破了寂静的夜晚。
i need absolute silence when i’m working.
我工作时需要绝对的安静。
（2）[c, u] 沉默；缄默；默不作声：a situation when nobody is speaking
an embarrassed/awkward silence
难堪 / 尴尬的沉默
i got used to his long silences.
我已习惯了他半天不说话的样子。
they finished their meal in total silence .
他们默不作声地吃完饭。
（3）[u, sing.]~ (on sth)
缄默；缄口不谈；拒绝回答：a situation in which sb refuses to talk about sth or to answer questions
the right to silence (= the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested[被逮捕]) 沉默权
she broke her public silence in a tv interview.
她接受了一次电视采访，就此结束了她不在公开场合说话的状态。
the company’s silence on the subject has been taken as an admission of guilt.
在外界看来，公司在这个问题上保持沉默便是承认有罪。
there is a conspiracy[knsprsi]（密谋策划） 
of silence about what is happening (= everyone has agreed not to discuss it) .
对于发生的事情，大家一致保持缄默。
（4）[u] 互相不通音信的情形；无书信（或电话）联系：a situation in which people do not communicate with each other by letter or telephone
the phone call came after months of silence.
几个月没有音信之后，打来了一个电话。
verb 动词
（1）使安静；使不说话：to make sb/sth stop speaking or making a noise
she silenced him with a glare.
她瞪了他一眼，他就不作声了。
our bombs silenced the enemy’s guns (= they destroyed them) .
我们的轰炸把敌人的炮火打哑了。
（2）压制，使不再发表（反对意见）：to make sb stop expressing opinions that are opposed to yours
all protest had been silenced.
一切反对的声音都被压了下去。
her recent achievements have silenced her critics.
她近来取得的成果让那些批评她的人无话可说了。
exclamation 感叹词
(formal) （用以让人们安静）安静，静下来：used to tell people to be quiet
silence in court!
在法庭内要保持肃静！
【拓展】一些跟silence有关的搭配
awkward silence 令人尴尬的沉默
complete silence 寂静无声
long silence 长时间的沉默
sudden silence 突然的沉寂
total silence 万籁俱寂
silence falls 安静下来
listen in silence 安静地听
observe a silence 默哀
sit in silence 安静地坐着
watch something in silence 默默地注视着某物
break a/your silence 
打破沉默
keep silence 保持沉默
【3】comfortable 英 [kmftbl] 美 [kmftbl]
adj. 形容词
（1）(of clothes, furniture, etc. 衣服、家具等) 使人舒服的；舒适的：making you feel physically relaxed; pleasant to wear, sit on, etc.
a warm comfortable house 温暖舒适的房子
it’s such a comfortable bed.
这床真舒服。
these new shoes are not very comfortable.
这双新鞋穿起来不太舒服。
（2）愉快放松的；舒服的；安逸的：feeling pleasantly physically relaxed; warm enough, without pain, etc.
are you comfortable?
你感觉舒服吗？
she shifted into a more comfortable position on the chair.
她换了一个更舒适的姿势坐在椅子上。
please make yourself comfortable while i get some coffee.
我去冲咖啡，您别拘束。
（3）自信而无忧虑的；自在的：confident and not worried or afraid
he’s more comfortable with computers than with people.
比起与人相处，他和电脑打交道更能应付自如。
（4）富裕的；宽裕的：having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost
they’re not millionaires, but they’re certainly 
very comfortable.
他们不是百万富翁，但也很富裕。
（5）相当大的；轻松取胜的：quite large; allowing you to win easily
a comfortable 2–0 win 以2:0轻取（轻而易举地战胜对手）
the party won with a comfortable majority.
该政党以明显的多数票获胜。
