They prefer instead to slack off.

他们宁愿偷懒。

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Don't slack off in your studies.

学习上不可懈怠。

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The devil wants you to think your part does not matter, so you will slack off.

魔鬼想你认为你那个部分是无关重要的，那么你就会松懈下来了。

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But in our own household, with all the privileges and opportunities that we have, there are times -- look, there are times when kids slack off.

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