For example, someone who likes to spend a lot of time sitting or lying down while watching television is sometimes called a couch potato.

VOA: special.2010.03.28

So I think the comparable and parallel structure for the baby-sitting for the younger children is that adults need time out.

所以我认为与青少年的,临时保姆目标相对应的,是成年人需要腾出时间。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

I spend a lot of time sitting

我花很长的时间坐着

在洛杉矶写作 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

He says even if people have a healthy body weight, sitting for long periods of time still has an unhealthy influence on blood sugar and blood fats.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

Host: So I understand we have time for one more question and I'm going to take the liberty since I'm sitting here to ask it.

主持人：我想还有时间再问一个问题,还是我来问吧，反正都坐这儿了。

斯坦福公开课 - 微软CEO-Steve.Ballmer谈科技的未来课程节选

If he does,it would be the first time in the western state's history that a sitting governor lost his seat in a primary election.

VOA: standard.2010.06.08

I'll be sitting here lecturing twice a week, 11:20 this time, 10:30 to 11:20.

我每周会在这里讲两次课，上午的10：30到。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Some of those is hard to put a price on, but I would say through the entire show we got to have $50,000, sitting in the show at one time.

VOA: standard.2010.02.21

Let's say oftentimes orchestral musicians, they're sitting there and they're not playing so they have to be able to count for a long period of time.

时常,管弦乐团的乐手们坐在那里,却不需要演奏,因此他们不得不打很长一段时间的拍子

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

Last time we taught this class, we did a survey to find out what type of people were sitting in this room-- they are just like yourselves-- and find out why you'll be taking this class.

上一次我们教这门课时，我们做了一个调查，看看坐在这上课的都是什么类型的人-,他们就像你们一样-,看看为什么你们会上这门课。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

And also, as I'll discuss in a minute, a lot of people don't recognize what a portion is, and because the food industry has been very successful at recalibrating us to think about what's acceptable to eat in one sitting at one time, and because of that our notions of portions have been thrown way off.

同时,马上我要讲到,很多人不知道摄入量是什么,因为食品业,成功的重塑了我们,就坐用餐时关于什么东西是可食用的看法,而这使我们对摄入量这个概念,有了不同看法

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

For those of you who are on the run from the FBI, your Visa has run out, or you're sitting next to your ex-girlfriend, now would be a good time to put a paper bag over your head.

被FBI通缉的,签证失效的,还有前女友就坐在旁边的,赶快找个纸袋子把脸给蒙上

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选