The technology influx has made college life informal. Less and less is it necessary to stand in a line or talk to a real person.

技术的涌入使大学生活更不正规。越来越没有必要排队或与一个现实中的人讲话。

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You could always wait for something to do or wait for something to happen. Wait for a bus or just stand in a random line and wait for no reason.

你可以等待着去做一些事情或者等待着一些事情发生，可以等候一辆公交车，或者只是随便站在一个地方，没有目的的等待。

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Groups like the Raelians reflect the tastes of Inquirer readers and in turn provide many a thrilling headline for us all as we stand in line waiting to pay for our groceries.

而像拉耶尔教徒这样的群体，则反映了该报读者的趣味，反过来也为我们在排队等着付款时提供了很多相当刺激的新闻标题。

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Of course, this would require a new bureaucracy to administer the program and force working people with kids to stand in a line somewhere to apply.

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And in May this year, judge Lady Dorrian widened the scope to include prisoners in Peterhead who had to use a porta-potty and stand in line to slop out into a public sluice.

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Because Plaintiff refuses to carry the Smart ID badge, she has to stand in a different lunch line for those who are not carrying their Smart card and must pay for lunch by other means.

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