Dillworthy was staring into space, with a scrawl of doodles on the pad in front of him.

迪尔沃西凝望着天空，面前的纸上满是涂鸦。

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Some sit mutely, staring into space, lost in a world of their own; others cry out, rocking backwards and forwards.

一些小孩默默地坐着，凝视天空，迷失在自己的世界里；其他的在哭喊，前后摇晃。

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A few miles down the road in Bathinda, Sukhminder Singh, 48, a farmer, watched his son Kulwinder, 13, staring into space while curling his hands up under his chin.

顺着珀丁达的路走几英里，48岁的农民 苏克明达·辛格（Sukhminder Singh）发现他13岁的儿子库尔温德（Kulwinder）用卷曲的双手托着下巴凝视天空。

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You cannot find your passion idly staring into space, hoping for it to appear as a revelation, from one book, article, blog posting or casual conversation.

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Folks were chatting with friends, passed out, or staring into space contemplating the meaning of life, I imagined, or a second platter of veal dumplings.

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