时断时续地 meaning in English

intermittently

When he was a little boy , lincoln went to school now and then
林肯小的时候，他时断时续地去上学。
The actions of the russian and french armies during the retreat from moscow to the niemen resemble a game of russian blindmans buff , in which there are two players , both with their eyes bandaged , and one rings a bell at intervals to let the other know of his whereabouts
在从莫斯科撤退到涅曼的途中，俄法两国军队的行动就像是一种捉迷藏的游戏。两个作游戏的人都被蒙上眼睛，其中一个人不停地时断时续地摇一个小铃铛，铃声把自己所在地点告诉了对方。
The indoor exercises , formerly intermittently practised , subsequently abandoned , prescribed in eugen sandow s physical strength and how to obtain it which , designed particularly for commercial men engaged in sedentary occupations , were to be made with mental concentration in front of a mirror so as to bring into play the various families of muscles and produce successively a pleasant relaxation and the most pleasant repristination of juvenile agility
以前，他时断时续地练过，后来干脆放弃了。这种健身操是特地为坐着工作的商人所编排的，必须照着镜子聚精会神地操练，活动一下身上各个部位的筋肉，依次一张一弛地做令人心旷神怡的运动，以便恢复能给人带来莫大愉悦的青春活力。