A human battery is a funny piece of kit , and doesn 't always respond well to a sudden , cold turkey immersion in idleness with the family in a strange place .
Henceforth I know that to court idleness is to steal food , clothing and warmth from those I love .
我终于醒悟到,懒惰是偷食物,衣服和从我所爱之人。
However , the truth is that idleness often leads to boredom and depression .
然而事实上,无所事事就意味着乏味和消沉。
Unfortunately , for too many of my fellow citizens , life has become a catalogue of excuses , idleness , entitlements and cowardice .
不幸的是,对于太多的英国同胞来说,生活已成为了找寻借口、闲散懒惰、养尊处优和怯懦胆小的集合体。
Perhaps this derives from the utilitarian philosopher of the 19th century , john stuart mills , who wrote about his lack of holidays : " no holidays were allowed , lest the habit of work should be broken , and a taste of idleness acquired . "
The harder you try to hide your current idleness with a form of words , the more likely you are to draw attention to it .
你越是努力通过构词来隐藏你目前的失业状态,你就越有可能让雇主注意到这一点。
Maybe he needed money , or he feared idleness would precipitate a breakdown , or he felt the compulsion of a storyteller .
或者他急需钱用,或者他担心自己的闲散会促使其陷入崩溃状态,也或者是出于作为一个说故事的人的使命感。
After the revolution , government officials complained that farmers were " abandoning themselves to dumb idleness , " instead of undertaking " some peaceful and sedentary industry . "