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

粽子的制作过程，一家人一起打发时间的机会，需要共同参与。

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

音乐全世界许多人最喜爱的消遣。

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样的日常活动，也正在改变多诺汶曾经从事的个职业。

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

然而，种消遣在办公室不被允许的。

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

据我所知，看电视可能我国家最受欢迎的消遣方式之一。

Not the vulgar pastimes of ordinary people.

而不普通人的粗俗消遣。

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.

样就产生了动词Smirt——混合词（portmanteau/blend），来源单词smoke和flirt（抽烟的时候利用借打火机的机会跟异性搭讪）——有点像抽烟者之间的一种人际交往。

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，既有传统的消遣方式如扑克或英式橄榄球的电子版，还有全新的体验如各种抽象的脑游戏、模拟战争以及错综复杂的平行现实。

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

当湖泊结冰时，它们成为了冰上钓鱼等安逸活动的目的地，些地区冬天里流行的消遣方式。

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

当然，也数百万人最喜欢的娱乐活动，从学生到他们的祖父母都热衷于此。

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

里的精炼厂之间的比赛变成了壮观的场面，也各地多米尼加人的消遣。

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，荡老式秋千一种浪漫的消遣方式，我十分喜欢，虽然我总独自一人玩。

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

那萨摩亚最受欢迎的体育运动、爱好和消遣活动什么？

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

你真的对此全身心投入吗？还仅用来消磨闲暇时光？

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

棒球也许美国人的消遣，但日本把它推到了一个完全不同的水平。

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

导致整理东西种消遣在我们之中流行起来，那指为了让我们的家整洁而扔东西。

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

一种消遣，让一个支持她早期工程努的工厂感到高兴。

His sole pastimes were reading the papers and playing whist.

他唯一的消遣就看报和玩" 惠司脱" ，种安静的娱乐最合于他的天性。

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的爱好或兴趣。

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

对位纽约的律师来说，个新奇的经历。