pondering the question 思考这个问题
pondering deeply 深思
spent time pondering 花费时间沉思
A: What are you doing so quietly?
A：你为什么这么安静地坐着？
B: I am just pondering some important decisions.
B：我只是在思考一些重要的决定。
1) 仔细思考
2) 沉思
3) 考虑
1. 沉思；深思熟虑
present participle / gerund
1. The act of thinking about something carefully, especially before making a decision.
Synonym: considering, contemplating, meditating