We had to wait a heck of a long time!

我们只好等了很长时间！

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I want to wait till Friday to see how many students volunteer, and then I'll schedule a training class next week at a time that's convenient for everyone.

我想等到星期五，看看有多少学生自愿参加，然后再安排下周的培训班，会选在一个大家都方便的时间。

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Church records show he was baptized on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptizing a newly born baby.

教会记录显示，他于4月26日受洗，在为新生婴儿施洗之前，通常需要等待三天。

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"I don't really do a whole lot. I normally just spend time with family, go out to eat,hang out, wait for the ball to drop on TV."

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It's a common mistake to make if you forget that I've actually declared that variable up top, but wait a minute, I know any time that I use a variable, I have to declare it.

这是一个通常犯的错误，如果你忘了,之前在前面已经声明了这个变量，等等，我知道在任何时候,我使用一个变量，我必须声明它。

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You wait a short amount of time, it goes to a new location, What can that be?

过了一小会儿,它到了一个新的位置,它等于什么呢

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"It is a time to wait a minute and find out what the facts really are, before you should run to the courthouse, " said Leo Boyle, a representative of the association.

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Ten years is a long time to wait for a modern interface.

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The next competitive game is about five months away, which is a long time to wait to get rid of a bad result.

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