"My strong belief is that it may in the long run save more money, that we're preventing a lot of tuberculosis."

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

But for a long time I was chastened whenever I remembered that my mother had come close to killing me.

然而很长一段时间里,一想起母亲过来揍我,我就会很听话，“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

but in that time, I'm hoping to set up my life such that one day, in the long term,

但长期以来，我希望有一天能够掌握自己的生活，

事业和人生都重要 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

"That has long been one of my main motivations for being an elected official."

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

There was never a sound beside the wood but one, And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.

树林边静悄悄，只有一点声音，那是我的长镰在对大地低语。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

"So,I want the people of this region to know that my administration is going to do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes, to deal with this disaster."

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

I was with some friends of my mother long ago, and I remember looking at that and just thinking.

我是和我母亲以前的朋友们一起,我记得自己看着它沉思

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

"I am from Turkey and right now I am attending Ferris State University and I decided to come to the United States mainly because I have been playing competitive Tennis for a very long time and my Tennis coaches mentioned to me that in the United States I would be able to get a scholarship and also get an education so that is the main reason I came to the United States so I can play really competitive Tennis and get my education."

VOA: standard.2009.12.14

But I feel the same thing often when my son brings his friends, maybe that I've known for a long time.

但我也感觉得到,尤其是我儿子带朋友回来时，也许我早认识了。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

It was simply my lecture notes from this particular course that I've been teaching here for a long time.

这里面都是我长期以来教授此门课的,课程笔记和摘要的总结

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

And it's certainly true that the atoms that make up my body existed long before my body existed.

可以肯定的说,那些组成我身体的,原子在我存在之前就存在

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

The other threat is eonomic, and all the economic issues are tied in my judgement, to the same core problem which is the long-term fiscal challenge that this country faces.

另一个威胁是经济方面的，我认为所有的经济问题,都和一个核心的问题分不开,就是我们国家面临的,长期财政挑战。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

Those relationships take place in the context of continual negotiations of sexual relationships, and so the book begins with that explanation that: I first met Dean not long after my wife and I split up.

他们之间的关系是建立在,不断协商和性关系的基础上，所以书的开头有这样一段说明：,我第一次见到迪恩时刚和我妻子分开。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

I need to know how long, so that I can let my roommates know.

我得知道大概有多久，这样我就可以告诉我的室友们了。

How long实战 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

As long as we understand that what we're not asking about there is life of my body.

只要我们清楚,我们问的不是肉体里是否有生命这个问题

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

I may lose some of my previous beliefs,lose some of my previous memories, but that's okay as long as it's a slowly-evolving personality with enough overlap.

也许会失去先前一些信仰和记忆，只要这是相似度够高的缓慢进化就可以了。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选