I'm just marking time in this job—I'm hoping to get into journalism.

我干这个工作只是在等待时机—我希望能从事新闻工作。

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For example, the Long Now Foundation has as its flagship project a mechanical clock that is designed to still be marking time thousands of years hence.

例如，Long Now 基金会有一个作为旗舰项目的机械钟，它的设计目的是几千年后仍在计时。

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Why are we marking time here?

我们为何要在这里记录时间？

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Restrepo,who has family ties to Colombia, also answered questions in Spanish from regional reporters, marking the first time in recent memory that a dual language press briefing was held at the White House.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

He was motionless, all but for one finger that moved up and down in front of his face as if he were marking time with it.

他一动也不动，除了一根手指在他的面前上下摆动,好像在用它标记时间。

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The crowds of Christian pilgrims are especially large because for the first time in years, the Eastern Orthodox and Western Churches are marking Easter - the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus - at the same time.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

For weeks now EU institutions have been marking time , waiting for the verdict of two nations at the heart of Europe.

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They may be marking time to retirement and are concerned that their relatively high pay makes them a target for corporate cost cutters.

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This suggests that unless you have a special situation in mind, and there are a few of these, most of the oil and gas companies are really marking time in the market these days.

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