没有事做

Mary was at a loose end yesterday afternoon.

玛丽昨天下午没有事做，最后打电话给戴夫妮，约她一块去看电影。

I knew what would befall them even if they did not.

我知道即使他们什麼都没做，也会有事临头。

You think I have nothing to do now; on the contrary, I have piles of work.

你以为我没有事要做，正好相反，我有大堆的工作。

I hit the roof / ceiling with rage!

谁说我没有事做，不是在吃吗？？

Nor dare I chide the world-without-end hour Whilst I, my sovereign, watch the clock for you, Nor think the bitterness of absence sour When you have bid your servant once adieu; Nor dare I question with my jealous thought Where you may be, or your affairs suppose, But, like a sad slave, stay and think of nought Save, where you are how happy you make those.

我根本没有宝贵时间可供消磨，除了听你使唤，也没有事可做；我不敢责怪於那永无止尽等候的时刻，我的主人，我乖乖为你守著时钟等候，即便你对你的奴仆说了一声再见，我也不敢想那分离时刻的苦闷和痛苦；尽管我满心疑虑，却不敢追问你在什麼地方、你在做什麼事情？

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。