拾起话头 meaning in English

take up the thread of a conversation

Franz and the countess exchanged a smile , and then the latter resumed her conversation with albert , while franz returned to his previous survey of the house and company
弗兰兹和伯爵夫人相对一笑，于是后者便又拾起话头和阿尔贝交谈起来，弗兰兹则照旧察看着各个包厢里的人物。
" well , sir , " resumed danglars , after a brief silence , " i will endeavor to make myself understood , by requesting you to inform me for what sum you propose to draw upon me ?
“好吧，阁下， ”在一阵短暂的沉默之后，腾格拉尔又重新拾起话头说道， “我当努力设法来使自己明白这两个字的含意，只请您告诉我您究竟准备要从我这儿提取多大的数目。 ”
La carconte muttered a few inarticulate words , then let her head again drop upon her knees , and went into a fit of ague , leaving the two speakers to resume the conversation , but remaining so as to be able to hear every word they uttered
卡尔贡特娘们又嘟哝了几句别人听不清的话，然后，她又把头垂了下去，由于发烧而在不住地发抖，那两个谈话人重新拾起话头。她刚坐在那儿，听着他们所说的每一个字。