Most people find it uncomfortable just to sit and do nothing; you avoid work by doing something else.

很多人在无所事事的时候感到不自在；人们通过做些其他的事情来避开工作。

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There was nothing to do but sit back in comfortable teak chairs and watch the city go by.

在船上唯一可干的就是靠坐在舒适的柚木椅子上，看着城市从旁掠过。

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There are too many Americans who are hurting right now for us to just sit by and do nothing.

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But as a weak yen is an economic threat to its regional neighbors, one is left to ponder how much longer other Asian central banks will sit idly by and do nothing.

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