Eating out is the national pastime in France.
在法国，下馆子是全国人普遍的消遣活动。
It is hard to imagine a world where the pastime of cooking is dead and meals can be created at the touch of a button.
很难想象，在这样一个世界里，烹饪这种消遣已经不复存在，人们只需按一下按钮就能做出饭菜来。
Playing it in snow was also a favorite pastime for ancient artists, who believed the instrument was the purest of its kind in the world.
在雪中弹奏它也是古代艺术家最喜欢的消遣方式，他们认为这种乐器是世界上最纯净的乐器。
Music has long been considered to be an enjoyable pastime for many people.
长期以来，音乐一直被许多人认为是一种令人愉快的娱乐。
Photography is her favourite pastime.
摄影是她喜爱的消遣。
Playing games on mobile devices is a fun pastime.
在移动设备上玩游戏是一项有趣的消遣。
It's no longer a popular pastime, and it's not very practical.
这已经不再是一种流行的休闲方式，而且它也不实用。
Playing billiards was another favorite pastime for young people.
打台球是一项年轻人喜爱的活动。
Photography is my favorite pastime, I've taken thousands of pictures.
摄影是我最喜欢的消遣方式，我已经拍了数以千计的照片。
Birding is a popular pastime that naturally leads to an interest in bird identification.
观鸟是一项很流行的休闲活动，自然而然地会使你对鸟类鉴别产生乐趣。
But I work very hard for my money. I feel entitled to indulge myself with my favorite pastime.
但我辛辛苦苦地挣钱，我觉得我有权让自己尽情享受最喜欢的消遣活动。
More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents。
在三至八岁孩子中，超过半数表示和家长在一起时，他们最喜欢的游戏就是听父母讲故事。
More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents.
在三至八岁孩子中，超过半数表示和家长在一起时，他们最喜欢的游戏就是听父母讲故事。
More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents.
在三至八岁儿童中，超过半数表示和家长在一起时，他们最喜欢的游戏就是听父母讲故事。
With few recreational activities to amuse them, people found attending trials to be a diverting pastime.
因为很少有娱乐节目，人们发现旁观庭审是一个消磨时间的好办法。
It might seem an idle pastime but academics have come up with a mathematical equation for why people procrastinate.
这也许会被视为无聊的消遣，然而已有学者提出数学方程序解释人们的拖延症。
And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime.
当你们无法继续栖身于心灵的孤寂，你们将转而栖息于唇舌，而声音成为一种娱乐与消遣。
It may seem like a pastime for only a certain kind of person, but in all actuality, anyone and everyone can and should travel.
它对某种人来说也许是一种消遣，但事实上，任何人和每个人都可以并应当去旅行。
Criticizing the Federal Reserve's zero-interest-rate policy is the new national pastime, thanks to a surge in commodity prices.
但随着大宗商品价格飙升，批评美联储(FederalReserve)的零利率已成为美国人茶余饭后的新话题。
A long weekend in the country, perhaps to pick apples and admire foliage, although a simple pastime, would also give you the breathing space you need.
要不去城郊享受个绵长的周末吧，摘摘苹果，赏赏树叶，在繁忙的工作之余，即使是简简单单的消遣，也会让你有个喘息的空间。
“I never knew him to take any recreation or pastime,” said his assistant, Humphrey Newton, “thinking all hours lost that were not spent on his studies.”
“牛顿爵士从来没参加过任何的娱乐消遣活动，他将所有的时间都花在了科学研究上”，牛顿的助手汉佛瑞.牛顿回忆道。
Debating education has always been an American pastime, and choosing the "best colleges" a lucrative business, as U.S. News and World Report has well understood.
对教育相关话题进行辩论一直是美国人的消遣方式之一，《美国新闻》和《世界报道》等媒体都十分清楚，推选“最佳高校”绝对是个有利可图的生意。
Full stadiums, massive crowds, affordable ticket prices, support from all sections of the community; name something desirable in a national pastime and Germany has it.
满座的球场、大量的观众、便宜的球票，来自社会各界的支持。说说全国性的消遣活动，德国就有。
The decree issued by Assad, a British-trained eye doctor, also bans the favorite Mideast pastime _ smoking water pipes _ except in well-ventilated and designated areas.
阿萨德是英国训练出来的眼科医师，他颁布的法令还禁止中东人最喜欢的消遣—吸水烟—除了在通风良好的指定区域之外。
A traditional childhood pastime could provide a breakthrough in renewable energy, after successful experiments in flying a giant kite at one of Europe's top research centres.
一所欧洲尖端科技研究中心开展了一次成功的大风筝实验，结果显示，这项传统的儿童游戏为可再生能源的研发带来了突破。
He moved around the academic world relatively little, and his favourite pastime was mountaineering, in which he achieved a number of first ascents by sheer, dogged persistence.
他相对而言很少在学术界转换阵地，而且，他最喜欢的业余活动是登山，他通过顽强而持续不断的努力取得了多个第一。
Unfortunately, giving lectures on long-run fiscal sustainability is a fashionable Washington pastime; it’s what people who want to sound serious do to demonstrate their seriousness.
不幸的是，讲授长期财政持续性已经成为华盛顿一种时髦的消遣；成为希望被外界认为严肃负责的人们显示自己如何严肃负责的途径。
Unfortunately, giving lectures on long-run fiscal sustainability is a fashionable Washington pastime; it’s what people who want to sound serious do to demonstrate their seriousness.
不幸的是，讲授长期财政持续性已经成为华盛顿一种时髦的消遣；成为希望被外界认为严肃负责的人们显示自己如何严肃负责的途径。
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