Mahjong playing is a time-killer amid some Jewish old generation, the same as Chinese.

在老一代的犹太人中，同中国人一样，玩麻将是一种消遣。

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First of all, the cell phones equipped with many entertainments will become a time-killer. Kids will spend their precious time in playing games instead of studying.

首先，那些有着很多娱乐功能的手机会成为孩子们的时间杀手，使得孩子把那些本该花在学习上的时间花在打游戏上。

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Of course, the game wasn't just a time-killer. It was initially intended as a way to teach people basic mouse controls in an era where most computing was text-based.

当然，这游戏不仅是打发时间的利器，在那个信息处理基于文本的时代，《扫雷》教会了人们如何进行基本的鼠标操控。

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