消磨时光

Samuel Johnson(1709-1784)在一篇文章中承认自己是a hardened and shameless tea-drinker, who has, for twenty years, diluted his meals with only the infusion of this fascinating plant; whose kettle has scarcely time to cool; who with tea amuses the evening, with tea solaces the midnight, and, with tea, welcomes the morning.

一个顽固的、恬不知耻的茶迷，二十年来，每顿饭后他只饮用这种神奇的植物泡制的饮料；他的茶壶很少有凉下来的时候；他用茶来消磨夜晚时光，用茶来安抚午夜的孤寂感，又用茶来迎接天明。

We whiled away the time at the airport reading newspapers.

我们读报消磨掉在机场候机的时光。

Are you just trying to alleviate your boredom or satisfy your curiosity for Asian girls during your visit to China, just like those playboys loitering on the street or those voyeurs peeping in the bathroom?

&（&罗伯特，坦率地说，我怀疑你的诚意，你是不是仅仅想消磨你在中国短暂而无聊的时光，仅仅满足你对东方女孩的猎奇欲，就像那些在大街上晃荡的花花公子或偷偷溜进女澡堂的偷窥狂。

Qat, the mildly euphoria-inducing leaf that most Yemeni men while away their afternoons chewing, is one powerful pacifier.

大多数也门人消磨下午时光的时候，所嚼的能导致轻度兴奋的叶子咖塔，是种强力的镇定剂。

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。