•I read it while you were drying your hair.在你吹亁头发的时候，我读了它。

•While I was in Italy I went to see Alessandro.在义大利的时候，我去看望了亚历山德罗。

•I thought I heard him come in while we were having dinner.我想在我们吃饭的时候，我听见他进来了。

•"I'm going to the post office." "While you're there can you get me some stamps?"“我要去邮局。”“你去的时候帮我买些邮票好吗？”

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•While I accept that he's not perfect in many respects, I do actually quite like the man.虽然我承认他在很多方面不是那么完美，但我实际上还是非常喜欢这个男人。

•While I fully understand your point of view, I do also have some sympathy with Michael's.尽管我能完全理解你的观点，但我在一定程度上也赞同麦克的观点。

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•He gets fifty thousand pounds a year while I get a meagre twenty!他每年赚五万英镑，而我只有可怜的两万！

•Tom is very extrovert and confident while Katy's shy and quiet.汤姆性格外向，非常自信，而凯蒂却羞涩文静。

•I do every single bit of housework while he just does the dishes now and again.样样家务我都要做，而他却只是偶尔洗洗碗而已。

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•I only stayed for a short while.我就逗留了一小会。

•You were there quite a while (= a long time) , weren't you?你在那里留了很长时间，是不是？

•"When did that happen?" "Oh, it was a while ago (= a long time ago).“那是甚么时候发生的？”“噢，是很久之前了。”

•I haven't seen him for a while (= for a long time).我已经很久没见到他了。

•I'll be fine in a while (= soon).我很快就会好的。

•There I was thinking you were hard at work and you were upstairs in bed all the while!我以为你在努力工作，可你却一直在楼上躺着！

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•We whiled away the afternoon playing cards in front of the fire.我们下午坐在炉火边打牌来消磨时间。

•That's the bar where Sara and I used to while away the hours between lectures.我和莎拉课间就在那家小吃店消磨时间。