A: How was the party?

　　聚会怎么样？

　　B: It couldn’t get off the ground at the beginning. Everyone lowered their heads without uttering a word.

　　刚开始气氛不活跃，每个人都低着头，一言不发。

　　A: The who broke the ice.

　　那么是谁打破了僵局。

　　B: It was Jonny who told a joke and made us burst out laughing.

　　是Jonny说了个笑话，才逗得大家笑起来。

　　第二， 地道表达

　　break the ice

　　1. 解词释义

　　Break the ice原为航海用于，表示“打破坚冰而为航行开道”，后来比喻为“开个头打破沉默或僵局或冷场”或“抛砖引玉”的意思。

　　2. 拓展例句

　　e.g. The major purpose of his trip was to break the ice, and his itinerary so far has been packed full.

　　他此行的主要目的是打破僵局，目前的行程已经排满。

　　e.g. His remark not only broke the ice, but aroused everyone's interest.

　　他的发言不仅打破了冷场, 而且引起了大家的兴趣。

　　e.g. Finally he managed to break the ice by talking about the movies.

　　最后，他谈论起电影来，从而打破了僵局。

　　e.g. The hostess broke the ice by introducing the strangers to each other.

　　女主人将生客作彼此介绍以打破矜持的气氛。

　　第三， 词海拾贝

　　get off the ground：顺利开始

　　e.g. It will take time and money to get the project to get off the ground.

　　这个规划要得以实施, 需要时间和金钱。

　　e.g. So far, none of his plans have managed to get off the ground.

　　到目前为止, 他的计划还没有一项取得进展。

　　e.g. The negotiation would never get off the ground.

　　谈判就永远开始不了。

　　burst out laughing ：突然大笑，不禁大笑

　　e.g. Everyone who heard it just burst out laughing when he came out with it.

　　当他说出这句话时，听到的人都大笑起来。

　　e.g. She was so overjoyed that she nearly burst out laughing.

　　她心里乐得纵声大笑。

　　at the beginning：刚开始

　　e.g. I'll sign off. We'll talk at the beginning of the week.

　　好，就说到这儿吧，下周初我们再谈。

　　e.g. He had opposed George's entry right at the beginning.

　　他起初就反对乔治加入。

　　without uttering a word：一言不发地

　　e.g. He walked out and rode off without uttering a word.

　　他一言不发走出去，骑马离开了。

　　e.g. He went away without uttering a word.

　　他不动声色地走了。

　　第四， 语法点拨

　　It was Jonny who told a joke and made us burst out laughing.

　　解析：此句式一个强调句式，结构为It +系动词+被强调的对象+who…，这句话强调的是主语Jonny。