「打破沉默」英文怎么说？

break the ice 

打破沉默、打破僵局(气氛上或交谈中)

Annie's arrival broke the ice and people began to talk and laugh. 

Annie的到来，打破了沉默，大家开始又说又笑起来了。

I tried to break the ice by talking about the weather. 

我试着通过讨论天气来打破僵局。

The intro

 (Listening Comprehension)

Hey ! It's Mr.Wong here. So I met this girl at a party last week and she was gorgeous. I was too shy to talk to her so there was this awkward silence between us. Just when I wanted to break the ice by asking her if she's single or not, her boyfriend showed up, and that was the end of the story. Unfortunately, she does have a boyfriend. 

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