Three men, who had by this time advanced some distance into the field, stopped to take counsel together.

三个人此时已经在田野里走了一段距离，他们停下来一起商量。

When the soil starts to dry, the microbial community goes dormant, and the field stops emitting methane emissions.

当土壤开始干燥时，微生物群落就会进入休眠状态，田地就会停止排放甲烷。

It was so weird and unexpected (Caltech wasn't even playing in the game! ) that the band on the field stopped mid-song.

太奇怪了，太出乎意料了（加州理工学院甚至没有参加比赛！），场上的乐队唱到一半就停了下来。