休息一下

In the beginning, his meals were epic, up to 45 minutes: He'd sip daintily, and take breaks, and sometimes nod off; I'd pinch his toes or scratch his head to wake him up again, in the hopes that he'd fill his belly enough to give us both a few more hours of sleep without interruption.

一开始，他的饮食如一个史诗一般，多达45分钟：他可口地啜饮着，并休息一会，有时甚至在点头；我想捏一下他脚趾或刮他的头部叫醒他一次，希望能填饱他的肚子，足以让我们享受一个几个小时都不会中断的睡眠。

In an article entitled Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation , Harvard College Dean of Admissions, William Fitzsimmons and his colleagues argue strongly for the benefits of taking a break.

在一篇题为《下一代该稍事休息还是耗尽精力》的文章中，哈佛大学的招生办主任威廉。菲茨西蒙斯和他的同事们就极力指出暂停一下的好处。

Night we were in the box. Trombone under blowing like a grampus, between the acts, other brass chap unscrewing, emptying spittle.

那晚上我们坐在包厢里，幕间休息的时候，长号在下面像海豚般地喘着气：另一个吹铜管乐器的汉子拧了一下螺丝，把积存的唾沫倒出来。

Sometimes eat about half a day to rest.

有时吃一下，要休息半天。

In Up on the hilltop, we rested a bit first, and then we began to swear by.

在到了山顶之后，我们先休息了一下，然后我们就开始宣誓了。

He took a rest in the shade of a tree.

他在树荫下休息了一下。

Since we weren't questioned, we stuck around and laze about in the deck chairs.

我们没有质疑，由于我们没有质疑，我们在周围溜达了一下，在躺椅上休息。

By the way, I have to let you guys know that the "resting area" is really like a morgue.

顺便说一下，我要让你们知道这个"休息区"是真的很像一个停尸房！！

It happened that an old goat and his wife were browsing in the neighbourhood, and, as the king and queen sat there, the nanny goat came to the well's brink and peering over saw some lovely green leaves that sprang in tender shoots out of the side of the well.

这时，正好有一头老山羊和它的老伴儿在附近吃草。国王和王后正坐在那儿休息时，母山羊也来到了井边，朝井里张望了一下，看到几片嫩绿的叶子正随着柔缓的水流在井壁旁摆动。

So I want to take a break and reorganize.

我还是休息调整一下吧。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。