After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile.

午餐之后坐片刻，晚饭之后走一里。

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He decided to go over to the lobby of one and sit a while.

他决定过到那边去，在一家旅馆的门厅里坐一会儿。

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Just sit for a while and relax. It will do you a world of good.

就坐一会儿，放松放松。这将对你大有好处。

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They don't sit in the box for a while and mull it over and then figure out how to do it.

它们并不会坐在迷笼里,思索问题，然后找到解决的方法。

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The doctor asked him to sit upright for a while to make sure he felt okay.

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In some places these dwellings may sit idle for a while, keeping downward pressure on property prices.

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Still, "This eruption over the DNC's troubles provides a convenient excuse for a lot of donors to just sit on their hands for a while, " Democratic strategist Donald Sweitzer told The Associated Press.

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