口语学习技巧|to while away the time 消磨时间

一个人在消磨时间的时候总是都会做一些轻松快乐的事。To while away the time 纯粹是为了放松而放松或者是以轻松的方法消磨时间以便等待其他事情。

例句

The film doesnt start for another hour. Why dont we while away the time with a walk in the park?

When I was a teenager I used to while away the time listening to music in my room.

请注意

假如一件事做起来值得，有益处，就能用worth your while来表达。不过，你会发现这个短语多用于否定句，说明没价值，不值得。

例句

Its not worth your while going all the way into university for the meeting. Itll only take about 10 minutes. Lets do it online.

Its not a great job. The pay is really bad and its only a two-week contract^{1. I dont think its even worth your while filling out an application.}