A study shows that 16% of the bar and pub owners are upset to notice a drop in business, because smokers prefer killing time at home and seldom go out for a drink.

一项研究表明，16%的酒吧和酒馆老板因注意到生意下降而感到不快，因为吸烟者更喜欢在家里消磨时间，很少出去喝酒。

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Maybe you spend your free time managing a flower bed in the park – why not put a little wooden freewill donation box out there for people to drop a coin in?

如果你的业余时间是在给公园的花坛干活——那为什么不弄一个捐助箱，让人们投点钱呢？

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The aim is to buy time in which countries can hammer out a longer-term agreement, while achieving an immediate drop in the number of whales that are killed.

和平计划的目的是为各国能够最终达成长期协议赢得一些时间，同时也能立竿见影地减少被捕杀的鲸鱼数量。

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"I don't really do a whole lot. I normally just spend time with family, go out to eat,hang out, wait for the ball to drop on TV."

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After his freshman year of high school, the precocious, computer-savvy kid decided to drop out altogether to devote more time to his passion for technology.

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Some go part-time or drop out of the workforce entirely.

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter

Dimension 2: boys and girls of primary age not in primary or secondary school, distinguishing between those who have never attended primary school, those who have started school late, or those who have participated for a restricted amount of time and who drop out without completing the whole level.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES