1·Some come to do business, and others come just to sit and pass the time.
有些人来做生意，其他人只是来坐坐打发时间。
2·People everywhere have told stories to amuse, to teach, to remember, and just to pass the time.
世界各地的人都会通过讲故事来消遣、教育孩子、铭记人或事，或是单纯地打发时间。
3·How do you pass the time?
你是怎么打发时间的？
4·Reading magazine can pass the time away.
读杂志可以消磨时光。
5·I find that my main goal now is to find creative ways to pass the time until the next nap.
我发现我现在的主要目标是找到创造性的方法来打发时间，直到下一次小憩。
6·We sang songs to pass the time.
我们借唱歌消磨时间。
—— 《牛津词典》
7·Without particular interest and just to pass the time, I read a story.
没有特别的兴趣，只是为了消磨时间，我才读了一篇故事。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·He always was a miserable man. He never spoke to me nor anybody else, not even to pass the time of day.
他总是不友好。他从不和我说话，也不和别人说话，那怕是为了打发时光。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·Just to pass the time away.
只为消磨时间。
10·What did you do to pass the time away?
你是如何度过这段时光的？