If reading is to learn anything more than passing time, it must be active.

如果读书是为了学到点什么，而非仅仅为消磨时间，那它必须是主动的。

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Hand and sock puppets are great for passing time.

手工制作袜子玩偶是消磨时间的很好的方法。

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I found that this ability to instantly shift my attention was often a good thing, like when passing time on public transportation.

我发现，拥有这种瞬间转移注意的能力通常是件好事，比如，在公共交通工具上消磨时间的时候。

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He introduces the themes of passing time and the importance of the individual stories.

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Summer idylls in the woods featured milk and wild strawberries, as well as al fresco sex, to show the sweetness and brevity of passing time.

ECONOMIST: Ingmar Bergman

No other parting with an automobile has ever seemed so dramatic to me, but it is always a reminder of passing time and relentless change when you dispense with a familiar vehicle.

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