Eating out is the national pastime in France.
在法国，下馆子是全国人普遍的消遣活动。
It is hard to imagine a world where the pastime of cooking is dead and meals can be created at the touch of a button.
很难想象，在这样一个世界里，烹饪这种消遣已经不复存在，人们只需按一下按钮就能做出饭菜来。
Playing it in snow was also a favorite pastime for ancient artists, who believed the instrument was the purest of its kind in the world.
在雪中弹奏它也是古代艺术家最喜欢的消遣方式，他们认为这种乐器是世界上最纯净的乐器。
Music has long been considered to be an enjoyable pastime for many people.
长期以来，音乐一直被许多人认为是一种令人愉快的娱乐。
Playing games on mobile devices is a fun pastime.
在移动设备上玩游戏是一项有趣的消遣。
It's no longer a popular pastime, and it's not very practical.
这已经不再是一种流行的休闲方式，而且它也不实用。
Playing billiards was another favorite pastime for young people.
打台球是一项年轻人喜爱的活动。
Photography is my favorite pastime, I've taken thousands of pictures.
摄影是我最喜欢的消遣方式，我已经拍了数以千计的照片。
Birding is a popular pastime that naturally leads to an interest in bird identification.
观鸟是一项很流行的休闲活动，自然而然地会使你对鸟类鉴别产生乐趣。
But I work very hard for my money. I feel entitled to indulge myself with my favorite pastime.
但我辛辛苦苦地挣钱，我觉得我有权让自己尽情享受最喜欢的消遣活动。
In the last ten years this addictive pastime has been generating millions more via the Internet.
在过去的10年里这令人沉迷的娱乐通过互联网也已生成百万之多。
You should study less, good sir, and take a little pastime; or these night-whimseys will grow upon you.
——这些书本！你要少读点书，好先生，想法散散心；否则，这夜游症在你身上会越来越重的。
More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents.
在三至八岁孩子中，超过半数表示和家长在一起时，他们最喜欢的游戏就是听父母讲故事。
More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents。
在三至八岁孩子中，超过半数表示和家长在一起时，他们最喜欢的游戏就是听父母讲故事。
More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents.
在三至八岁儿童中，超过半数表示和家长在一起时，他们最喜欢的游戏就是听父母讲故事。
With few recreational activities to amuse them, people found attending trials to be a diverting pastime.
因为很少有娱乐节目，人们发现旁观庭审是一个消磨时间的好办法。
Chimps do yawn, and they, like us, respond in kind when shown a computerised avatar indulging in the pastime.
黑猩猩也打哈欠，它们和我们一样，也像看到沉迷于娱乐中的电脑化身时的反应。
Find other things to do with your friends or family. Do you hang out with people who love to shop as a pastime?
找一些和朋友家人在一起的其他事，你是否在闲暇时和爱逛街的朋友闲逛？
Billiards was another favorite pastime and the number of children who cut classes to play table tennis increased.
打台球和乒乓球都是年轻人喜爱的活动。
It might seem an idle pastime but academics have come up with a mathematical equation for why people procrastinate.
这也许会被视为无聊的消遣，然而已有学者提出数学方程序解释人们的拖延症。
Those who use it to gain mayorships, badges and deals will be frustrated that a fun pastime is missing from their lives.
那些用它去获得、徽章交易的人将会受到挫折，一段用来消遣的好时光从他们的生活中消失了。
And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime.
当你们无法继续栖身于心灵的孤寂，你们将转而栖息于唇舌，而声音成为一种娱乐与消遣。
It may seem like a pastime for only a certain kind of person, but in all actuality, anyone and everyone can and should travel.
它对某种人来说也许是一种消遣，但事实上，任何人和每个人都可以并应当去旅行。
Criticizing the Federal Reserve's zero-interest-rate policy is the new national pastime, thanks to a surge in commodity prices.
但随着大宗商品价格飙升，批评美联储(FederalReserve)的零利率已成为美国人茶余饭后的新话题。
The Web is already full of niche communities for every hobby, pastime and location, and they use tools like forums and message boards.
传统Web已经为每个兴趣爱好，娱乐，地点提供了对应团体，他们使用论坛、消息板这些工具。
Our relationships can influence our health in a variety of ways, for instance, they can help us deal with stress –a deadly pastime.
霍尔特伦施泰特说,我们之间的关系能在很多方面影响我们的健康。例如,它可以帮助我们应对压力。
Chasing dead ends is a favorite pastime in software development and the column would not be true to itself if I failed to report on those.
在软件开发中，钻牛角尖是一项非常有趣的消遣，如果我不对此进行报告，那么本专栏本身就不真实。
Chasing dead ends is a favorite pastime in software development and the column would not be true to itself if I failed to report on those.
在软件开发中，钻牛角尖是一项非常有趣的消遣，如果我不对此进行报告，那么本专栏本身就不真实。
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