Meetings also tend to be a waste of time, so avoid them whenever possible.

会议往往是浪费时间，所以尽可能避免开会。

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That would be a waste of time, says Schulte.

舒尔特认为这是浪费时间。

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But just pumping in more money may be a waste of time.

但一味地投入更多资金可能也是浪费时间。

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The longing heart accumulates desires that become in time a kind of volatile waste, which can't be contained.

渴望的心聚集欲望,假以时日便成了,会挥发不能抑制的废物。

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I think it's terribly important to keep the distinction in the back of our minds even if we find it, in practical terms, well nigh impossible and possibly even in many contexts a waste of time to be perpetually enforcing it.

你们一定要牢记这个区别,这实在是太重要了，尽管有时我们发现在一些的文本中这种区别很微小,看上去不值得花时间去研究或使用。

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So until that money gets put to work, our little exercise might be a waste of time.

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Indeed, debating why the ship is drifting off course is likely to be a waste of time.

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If there is a traditional answer that everyone already uses, it might be a waste of time.

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