very often the best plan is to wait impassively until your rival, by his own blunders, wears out his welcome with your beloved.
通常最好的方法是不动声色地等,等到你的对手自己出漏子,对你心爱的人产生厌倦。
the defendant sat impassively in the dock while evidence was given against him.
在不利证据被出示时,被告面无表情地坐在被告席上。
for years ordinary citizens looked on impassively as their incomes stagnated, their jobs were shipped to china, and a few lucky folks made out like medieval crusaders.