Listening to music is the favorite pastime of many people all over the world.

音乐是全世界许多人最喜爱消遣。

These days the Net, which has already re-made such everyday pastimes as buying books and sending mail, is reshaping Donovan's vocation as well.

如今，互联网已经改变了买书和寄信这样日常活动，也正在改变多诺汶曾经从事这个职业。

However, such pastimes are regarded as impermissible at the office.

然而，这种消遣在办公室是不被允许。

As far as I know, watching TV is probably one of the most popular pastimes for people in my country.

据我所知，看电视可能是我国家最受欢迎消遣方式之一。

The making of Zongzi is a family pastime that requires all hands on deck.

粽子制作过程，是一家人一起打发间机会，需要共同参与。

Not the vulgar pastimes of ordinary people.

而不是普通人粗俗消遣。

And that's where we get the verb 'to smirt' - a portmanteau (a blend) of the words 'smoke' and 'flirt' - a kind of social pastime for smokers.

这样就产生了动词Smirt——混合词（portmanteau/blend），来源单词smoke和flirt（抽候利用借打火机机会跟异性搭讪）——这有点像是抽者之间一种人际交往。

Video games can offer anything from electronic versions of traditional pastimes, such as poker or rugby, to totally new experiences, such as abstract brain-teasers, simulations of warfare and intricate alternative realities.

电子游戏种类繁多，既有传统消遣方式如扑克或英式橄榄球电子版，还有全新体验如各种抽象脑力游戏、模拟战争以及错综复杂平行现实。

When the lakes freeze over, they become a destination for peaceful activities like ice fishing, which is a popular winter pastime in these parts.

当湖泊结冰，它们成为了冰上钓鱼等安逸活动目地，这是这些地区冬天里流行消遣方式。

And, of course, a favorite pastime for millions, from school kids to their grandparents!

当然，这也是数百万人最喜欢娱乐活动，从学生到他们祖父母都热衷于此。

Games between refineries here became huge spectacles… and a pastime for Dominicans everywhere.

这里精炼厂之间比赛变成了壮观场面，也是各地多米尼加人消遣。

A romantic pastime in China is to go on a traditional Chinese-style swing, and I really like it, even though I always end up going alone.

在中国，荡老式秋千是一种浪漫消遣方式，我十分喜欢，虽然我总是独自一人玩。

So what are the popular sports and popular hobbies and pastimes in Samoa?

那萨摩亚最受欢迎体育运动、爱好和消遣活动是什么？

Are you really devoted to this, or is it more of a pastime?

你真对此全身心投入吗？还是仅用来消磨闲暇光？

It may be America's pastime, but Japan takes baseball to a whole other level.

棒球也许是美国人消遣，但日本把它推到了一个完全不同水平。

And this leads us to the popular pastime of decluttering, which is throwing away things to make our homes neat and tidy.

这导致整理东西这种消遣在我们之中流行起来，那是指为了让我们家整洁而扔东西。

A pastime which delighted a mill who was supportive of her early engineering endeavors.

这是一种消遣，让一个支持她早期工程努力工厂感到高兴。

His sole pastimes were reading the papers and playing whist.

他唯一消遣就是看报和玩" 惠司脱" ，这种安静娱乐最合于他天性。

An interest in a hobby or pastime others might think is obsessive.

在别人看来，他们可能太沉迷于自己爱好或兴趣。

It's an unusual pastime for a New York lawyer.

对这位纽约律师来说，这是个新奇经历。