纯粹是浪费时间，就是这样。

Sheer waste of time, that's what it is.

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专家提醒道，一些癌症幸存者想通过过度节食来阻止病情发作的做法纯粹是浪费时间而且有可能会损害他们的身体健康。

Cancer survivors who adopt "extreme diets" to try to stop the disease returning are wasting their time and may even be harming their health, experts warn.

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但是更为严重的问题是吉普赛人的绝望情绪和不被社会接受的现状，这使得入学或者找工作对他们而言变成了纯粹的浪费时间。

But a much bigger problem is the sense of despair and exclusion that makes going to school or seeking work seem a hopeless waste of time.

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