Most likely, you will believe that this will take more time than you actually have and you will end up staring blankly at the pages as the deadline draws near.

很有可能，你会认为这会花上比你实际拥有的时间还长，而且随着最后期限的临近，你最终会茫然地盯着那几页纸。

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She said nothing but sat there staring blankly.; She said nothing but sat there as if in a trance.

她话也不说，坐在那里发呆。

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He sat there staring blankly.

他坐在那里发呆。

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Yet they were also profoundly disturbed, given to staring blankly and rocking in place for long periods, circling their cages repetitively, and mutilating themselves.

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The receptionist introduced me as I walked into the room and observed four middle-aged men seated around a long, shiny, mahogany conference table all staring blankly at me.

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She thanked them for their patience when she was weeping at an unseen memory, or staring blankly into an uncertain future, or disappearing just before tipoffs to nurse her child.

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