silent way meaning in English

沉默法
静默法

The sun went out , the sky went black , and i curled up into a ball and wailed in the almost silent way of a nightmare
一时间，太阳失去了光芒,天空也变得昏暗,我蜷缩成一团，为这种厄运无声地抽噎着。
The other men - mignon , steiner and bordenave - who were by this time much exalted , also intervened with shouts which drowned his voice . only the old gentleman sitting forgotten next to nana retained his stately demeanor and , still smiling in his tired , silent way , watched with lackluster eyes the untoward finish of the dessert
只有娜娜身旁的那位被人忘却的老先生，依然保持着高傲的神态，脸上浮现着疲乏静静的微笑，用无神的目光，注视着正餐结束后的这种乱哄哄的场面。