I spent the morning puttering around the house.

我在家磨蹭了一上午。

I started puttering around outside, not knowing what I was doing.

我开始在外面闲荡，不知道自己在做什么。%。

I started puttering around outside, not knowing what I was doing.

我开始在外面闲荡，不知道自己在做什么。

I'm afraid you've spent too much time puttering around the garden.

你在园里东游西荡，恐怕花的时闻太多了吧。

There's tremendous value in time spent puttering around without any plans.

有时候甚至没有计划的闲逛也有着巨大的价值。

Here I'm just puttering away on my little house like a Finn, and that's about it.

这里我只是像芬兰人一样在我的小屋子里渡过，这就足够了。

There sat her elderly friend, parked in a wheel chair, puttering with a row of posies.

她的老朋友坐在轮椅上，正摆弄着一排花束。

Jimmy's motorcycle was puttering gently along the road when it struck a rock and threw him off.

吉米的摩托车正在路上缓缓行驶。这时车子撞上了岩石，他被抛下车来。

His wife said he should be resting instead of puttering about with shelves and glass and plastic.

他的妻子说，他不是要休息约玩儿与书架、玻璃和塑料。

Having to go back to the office when you dreamed for years about puttering in your garden or volunteering can be frustrating, even depressing.

多年以来都梦想着在花园闲逛或做些志愿工作，现在却又不得不回去上班，这真令人感到沮丧，甚至有些郁闷。

She took the notes, on her clackety Royal typewriter, and also drove their puttering Ford on the giant western trips they made in the late 1930s;

她用她皇家牌打字机做笔记，上世纪30年代一起开着闲置的福特汽车去广袤的西部旅行；

By reminding myself that this is the 34th year left until I reach the finish line, I feel a sense of empowerment much stronger than when I tell people I've been puttering around for 36 years.

我每天提醒自己离我的“终点”大概还有34年，感觉身上的满足感与责任感越来越强，比我告诉别人我已经混了36年要强得多。