A vast golden stretch of rice was waiting to be cut.

一大片金黄的稻子等着收割。

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And a wedding cake sits in a corner waiting to be cut.

宴会一角摆放着一个结婚蛋糕，等人去切。

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She came home at noon, and I cut my last class every day so as to be waiting for her on the landing outside her apartment.

她中午就到家了，我每天最后一节课不上，以便在她家楼梯的平台上等着她。

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Dr Leggett said his team had also trialled telemedicine in dermatology and found that to be even more successful and could significantly cut waiting times for patients.

BBC: Telemedicine can cut waiting lists

The drive to cut waiting lists for cataract surgery continues - with maximum waiting times to be reduced from the current target of six months to four.

BBC: Hospital waiting lists on the increase