我买了一本填字游戏书，在漫长的汽车旅途中给孩子们解闷。

I bought a book of crosswords to ___amuse the children on the long car journey.

学校雇了一位魔术师在年度游园会上娱乐学生。

The school hired a magician to ___amuse the students at the annual fair.

他常在午休时讲有趣的故事来逗乐同事们。

He often tells funny stories to ___amuse his colleagues during lunch breaks.