Some come to do business, and others come just to sit and pass the time.

有些人来做生意，其他人只是来坐坐打发时间。

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People everywhere have told stories to amuse, to teach, to remember, and just to pass the time.

世界各地的人都会通过讲故事来消遣、教育孩子、铭记人或事，或是单纯地打发时间。

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How do you pass the time?

你是怎么打发时间的？

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the doctor said, "you should draw up a few general rules as guidance before you pass a second time through the dangers of youth.

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And he traveled by train. And so to pass the time, he would play solitaire.

他坐火车旅行，为了打发时间，他会玩纸牌。

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If you have been investing in the time that I have asked you to, you will pass handily.

如果这次你在我要求你的时间已经调研过,你会轻松的过的。

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To pass the time, she wrote a book, a biography of her Iranian grandmother.

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They fight for respect, for food and snacks, or simply to pass the time.

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Taking care of his modest Spanish-style bungalow is one way for him to pass the time.

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