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

粽子制作过程，是一家人一起打发时间机会，需要共同参与。

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

听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样日常活动，也正在改变多诺汶曾经从个职业。

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

然而，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。

Well, it's just that grilling is such a manly pastime.

只是因烧烤真是一种男人消遣方式。

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.

样就产生了动词Smirt——混合词（portmanteau/blend），来源单词smoke和flirt（抽烟时候利用借打火机机会跟异性搭讪）——有像是抽烟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.

当湖泊结冰时，它们成了冰上钓鱼等安逸活动目地，是些地区冬天里流行消遣方式。

Playing cards is our favorite pastime when we travel by train.

打牌是我们乘火车旅行时最喜欢娱乐消遣。

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

当然，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。

He had been the president of the Yale Mountaineering Club, and his preferred collegiate pastime had been climbing on the buildings around campus, presumably our gargoyles, make fine handholds.

他曾经是耶鲁登山俱乐部主席，上学时候，他最喜欢消遣就是攀爬校园里楼宇，想来，那些建筑上怪兽雕像，刚好可以当作把手。

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

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时光？

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.

导致整理东西种消遣在我们之中流行起来，那是指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.

是一种消遣，让一个支持她早期工程努力工厂感到高兴。