Unit 29 I'm just killing time.

妻子把郵票擺弄著左右地端詳。她說,她這是在消磨時間:

I'm just killing time.

他上課時總顯得心不在焉。你就問他,來這里是否僅僅是為了打發(fā)時間的:

Are you just killing time by coming here?

離展覽開始還有一個鐘頭??腿藗冋f,不妨在周圍轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)打發(fā)時間:

To kill time we may walk around here.

上了火車,安排停當。你建議打牌來消磨時間:

Let's play cards to kill time.

你們來到飛機場,發(fā)現(xiàn)離起飛還有很長時間。你問同伴,余下的時間怎么打發(fā):

How shall we kill the rest of the time?

你和朋友一下午都不知道干什么好。你建議說,聊天不是很好的消磨時間的辦法嗎?

Is it a good way to kill time by talking?

朋友是個珍惜時間的人。他說,聊天消磨時光太愚蠢了:

It's a stupid way to kill time by talking.

聽說他們倆頻繁地約會。你說,他們只是在消磨時光而已:

They're just killing time.