It is foolish to while away one's time in idle talk.

把时间花在无意义的闲聊上是愚蠢的。

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Metaphysical idle talk embodied an art meaning and spirit.

魏晋玄言清谈具有一种艺术意味和艺术精神。

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Bright prospects remain merely idle talk unless we devise practical measures and work hard to implement them.

美好的前景如果没有切实的措施和工作去实现它，就有成为空话的危险。

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Separating real threats from idle talk is a workaday task for law enforcement.

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There is quite a lot of idle talk about the world not ending on 1 March and that everything will be sorted out in a couple of weeks.

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But this time, it's more than idle watercooler talk, according to weather scientists.

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