Only the ducks remained, paddling about after water snails, or busy preening their feathers, the live-long day.

在水池里只有一些徐徐凫水的鸭子还在寻找水蜗牛，或是整天整天地梳理着自身的羽毛。

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Most of the time we procrastinate any lifestyle changes (adding more exercise, developing healthy habits) due to the lack of time or busy schedules.

大多数时候我们都会因为没有时间或者特别忙而耽误了我们改变生活习惯(如增加一些锻炼，或者培养一些好的习惯)。

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For days her distraught mother tried to hide the truth from her husband, telling him that their daughter could not visit him because she was slightly unwell, or busy visiting relatives.

那几天心烦意乱的母亲试图向父亲掩瞒女儿的事情，只告诉父亲女儿身体不舒服或是在串亲戚无法前来探视。

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They always appear to be busy, moving around their homes,or hives.

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Because whenever I tell this story now, people start saying, " "Oh, well the evil machines are busy using your body as a battery" or whatever it was in the movie, right?

因为现在我一讲这个故事，人们就会说，“邪恶的机器忙着把你的身体当电池“,不管电影是怎样刻画的了？

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Or if you go to like little studios or galleries and their openings are really busy.

比如，如果你去小型的工作室或美术馆，那儿开放时真的很拥挤。

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However rushed or busy, there is always time for good manners.

BBC: Swiss movement

Though its games may be less flashy than many of the Internet games and consoles on the market, GameCam provides real physical activity -- a plus for inactive game addicts or busy executives needing stress relief.

CNN: Get in the (video) game with GameCam

The two stories seem unrelated but are actually tightly linked, and together raise the age-old question: If people are too lazy (or busy) to walk from the car to the burger counter, does it really matter if the fries have a little less fat?

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