It allowed me to fill empty time with something productive.

它让我用作品填补了空闲时间；

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With the awareness that time gaps will appear on occasion, you can prepare yourself with purposeful actions that turn empty time into meaningful moments.

随着意识到余暇总会时不时地出现，你就能有所准备地将其用之于有明确目标的行动。

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The house stood empty for a long time.

那所房子空了好长一段时间。

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Mrs. Gardner decided that she did not like the cold and empty spaces of many museums during her time.

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At the same time, as I empty myself of a lot of my own focus on myself, it allows me to hear and pay attention to all the things that are around you.

我对自己做了清理,减少了自己的重视，这使得我能够注意到,身边的一些事情。

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The great empty West,in time, became fully settled.

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"If we only redid the sanctuary, it would have been a beautifully restored building that was empty most of the time, instead of a dilapidated building that was empty most of the time, " he said.

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The arena was half-empty by the time the horn sounded, a solitary fan yelling derisively, "Tacos!"

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