The results of a Harris Poll showed that reading was the most popular spare time activity in the US.

哈里斯民意调查的结果显示，阅读是最受美国人民欢迎的消遣活动。

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For the first two or three months at her new job, she spent most of her spare time exploring every corner of this "cultural relic protection zone," an area of a little over two square kilometers.

在新工作开始的最初两三个月里，她用大部分闲暇时间探寻了这个略微超过两平方公里大小的“文物保护区”的每个角落。

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This is not easy; most people don't like the idea of being "roped into" doing community work in their spare time.

这并不容易；大多数人不喜欢被“劝说”去在他们的闲暇时间里做社区工作。

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In his spare time, he practices one of the most demanding sports, triathlon.

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In the meantime, if you do forget a doctor's appointment, as most of us have done at one time or other, please spare a thought for the practice or hospital, and give them a call.

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And in its spare time, the quartet recorded some of the era's most enduring instrumental riffs (notably 1962's "Green Onions, " which grew out of a spontaneous jam).

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