1.and between useful occupation and the pleasures of society, the next eighteen or twenty years of his life passed cheerfully away.
随后的十八年、二十年中，他一边做点有益的事情，一边享受交友的乐趣，过得倒也挺快活。
2.Reading is a useful occupation to us.
阅读对我们是一种有益的消遣。占领
3.is a useful occupation to us.
阅读对我们是一种有益的消遣。