Shortly after I started at Pursestrings, I took a long weekend off and drove to Springfield, Massachusetts, for the wedding of my Georgetown roommate Marine Lieutenant Kit Ashby.

我为“紧缩开支计划”工作了没多久，就请了一个长长的周末假，开车去了马萨诸塞州的斯普林菲尔德，参加基特·阿什比的婚礼，他是我在乔治敦的室友，当时是海军陆战队的中尉。

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Many people use a long weekend for a getaway, a short trip to leave the stressof their everyday lives behind and explore, learn, or relax.

很多人都利用长假进行一场“逃离”，一次短途旅行来消除平日的压力，探索旅行、学习充电，抑或是完全放松。

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Leaving an application dormant, idle, or in suspend mode for a long period emulates customers going to lunch or leaving the application suspended over the weekend, and often uncovers some issues.

使一个应用软件保持在空闲，或长期处于暂停的状态来仿效客户去吃午饭或使应用软件在周末暂停，并经常暴露一些问题。

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So long for the weekend.

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Governments and corporations have long considered the eve of a long holiday weekend the best time for dumping embarrassing or unpleasant news.

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And people generally have the day off for the long weekend to recuperate from over-indulging and, well, shop.

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