核心畫面

Something is switched on and completely ready, and nothing is happening. A van with the key in it. A phone in a bag. A screen with a spinning circle. Nobody is working, but the clock on the wall keeps moving, and that moving clock is what the words name.

可以想成這樣一個畫面:東西開著、準備好了,可是什麼事都沒發生。車子鑰匙插著。手機躺在包包裡。螢幕上轉著一個圈。沒有人更多收起可以想成這樣一個畫面:東西開著、準備好了,可是什麼事都沒發生。車子鑰匙插著。手機躺在包包裡。螢幕上轉著一個圈。沒有人在做事,但牆上的時鐘還是一直在走——這個詞指的就是那段一直在走的時間。

Two branches

開著、準備好,但還沒被用到

這一支裡,站在旁邊等的是人或機器。他們沒壞、也沒關機,只是還沒被叫去做事。

noun · B2

Time at work when a person or a machine is there, switched on and ready, but is not doing any job yet, because nobody has said which job to do.

待命時間

換成你在等機器

畫面沒變,但站在旁邊的人換了:機器正在忙,空著手等的是你。

noun · B2

The time that passes while you wait for a computer or a program to finish doing what you have asked it to do.

等候時間