英语翻译

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英语翻译
John Dewey once observed that more of our time than most of us care to admit is spent “trifling with mental pictures,random recollections,pleasantbut unfounded hopes,flitting,half-developed impression.”
里面that more of our time than most of us care to admit is ...的句子我不明白怎么具体解释出来,求帮忙翻译,

this means:we spent more time than we admitted to,or,we spent more than necessary to请教里面的more...than这段句子怎么解释,意思我大概能明白,但是具体不知道如何翻译,谢谢!我们不想承认我们有花了那么多的时间