Dillworthy was staring into space, with a scrawl of doodles on the pad in front of him.

迪尔沃西凝望着天空，面前的纸上满是涂鸦。

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Instead of staring at a blank start filling it with words no matter how bad.

与其光盯着看，不如开始在空白处写字，不管是多么糟糕的文字。

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When he did awake at last it was brilliant morning and a servant was standing staring at him.

当他终于醒来时，已是阳光灿烂的早晨，一个仆人正站在那里盯着他。

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Of course (and now this is becoming a familiar tune), avoiding all eye contact to keep from staring is also a bad tactic.

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The tax increases are currently under debate (if by debate, you mean that each side has dug in their heels to play a staring game).

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At 3-2 after one over and with David Warner (63) and Michael Clarke yet to score against a buzzing West Indies side, Australia were staring at the prospect of an embarrassingly low score.

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