There's one by an English traveler, he entitled it, "A Georgia Planter's Method of Spending Time."

其中有一个是英国游客写的,题目叫,《一位格鲁吉亚种植园主的消磨时间法》

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My date and I are just killing time right now. We are just kind of hanging out.

我和约会对象会在那里逛逛，消磨时间。

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If Hughes is correct, this is part of him saying that being a czar is more than just dressing up, and playing the role, and going to fancy dances, and hanging around with fancy people who don't do a damn thing.

如果休斯是对的,他的这一部分性格说明了,作为沙皇不仅仅要衣着华丽,扮演沙皇的角色 参加华丽的舞会,和贵族上层一起消磨时光,整日无所事事

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so it's been really fun. We spend a lot of time at the parks,

因此那里非常好玩。我们在公园消磨大把大把的时间。

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And that's where a lot of people spend their time.

很多人在那里消磨时光。

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