You should hold the door for others running to catch the carriage. A plague on those who watch idly by as they slide shut in someone's face.

有人跑过来赶乘电梯，应该帮着扶电梯门。不然他们眼睁睁地看着电梯在他们面前缓缓关上，一定会很恼火！

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We're like the chaperones at a high school dance -- we stand idly by the bowl of punch (or pot of coffee, as it were) and watch the drama unfold.

我们像参加高中生舞会的监护人，拿着咖啡杯，（好像是咖啡壶），悠闲的站在一旁，观看表演的话剧。

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But rivals such as Cisco and Apple will not just sit and idly watch while it runs around like a Hurdless chicken.

但当惠普像个无头苍蝇一样四处乱撞时，像思科和苹果这样的竞争对手可不会静静地坐在那儿看热闹。

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In many cases, investors have had to stand idly by and watch as their most promising start-ups have been seized by the state.

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