Why do the aged tend to be taciturn?

年人为什么沉默寡言？

The ant is the most industrious animal; however, it is the most taciturn one.

没有任何动物比蚂蚁更勤奋，然而它却最沉默寡言。

Her uncle was a silent, uncommunicative Yankee farmer.

她伯父是一个沉默寡言的美式农民。

He is a man of few words.

他是个沉默寡言的人。

Scholars are a quiet breed.

学者们大都沉默寡言。

Gradually he became silent.

渐渐地他变得沉默寡言了。