A history of long and effortless success can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled, it may become a driving force.
长期不费力气就能取得成功的历史可能是一种可怕的障碍，但如果处理得当，它可能会成为一种推动力。
The symbolism may come from the fact that the olive tree takes a long time to produce fruit, so olives could only be cultivated successfully in long periods of peace.
它的象征意义可能来自于橄榄树需要很长时间才能结出果实，所以橄榄只能在长久的和平时期才能被成功种植。
This, he thought, could not be true, because the "Origin of Species" is one long argument from the beginning to the end, and has convinced many able men.
他认为这是不可能的，因为“物种起源”从始至终都处在的漫长争论中，并且说服了许多有能力的人。
The elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time.
年轻人的天性轻松愉快，不可能长久地被抑制。
Much of the blame for the long delay could be laid at the door of the manufacturer.
拖延了这么久，大部分的责任在于生产商。
As long as mist hangs o'er the mountains, the deeds of the brave will be remembered.
只要云雾还环绕着群山，英勇事迹就会被人铭记。
The growing pressures of the crisis may mean that the moment of decision can't be too long delayed.
这次危机不断增长的压力可能意味着作决定的时刻不会拖延很久。
"None of us has any idea how long we're going to be here."—"Nor do I."
“我们当中没人知道我们将要在这儿呆多久。”—“我也不知道。”
They both smiled; neither seemed likely to be aware of my absence for long.
他们两个人都笑了，看来都没意识到我离开了很长时间。
You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend.
你需要一大串数据才能认清这一趋势。
Though "easy" may be welcome, unluckily it's of little use for any long time development of reading skills and the general language level.
虽然“简单”可能是受欢迎的，但不幸的是，它对长期发展阅读技能和一般语言水平几乎没有用处。
Unfortunately the long-term costs of using simple quantitative metrics to assess researcher merit are likely to be quite great.
不幸的是，使用简单的定量指标来评估研究人员的价值的长期成本可能是相当大的。
Determining the functions of play is difficult because the functions may be long-term, with beneficial effects not showing up until the animal's adulthood.
定义玩耍的功能是困难的，因为这些功能可能是长期性的，其积极影响要到动物成年后才会显现。
This long perspective makes the pessimistic view of our prospects seem more likely to be a passing fad.
这种长远的观点使我们对前景的悲观看法更有可能成为一种短暂的时尚。
As long as you can see a spark of a miracle in that person, this person can be your biggest inspiration and your teacher.
只要你能在那个人身上看到奇迹的火花，那么这个人可能就是你最大的灵感并且会成为你的老师。
Permanent towers, called derricks, used to be built to handle the long sections of drilling pipe.
被称为井架的永久性的塔，过去是为处理长距离钻探管道而建的。
Progress in the development of renewables could be fragile, however, if fossil fuel prices remain low for long.
然而，如果化石燃料价格长期保持低位，可再生能源的发展进程可能会非常脆弱。
Unfortunately, the long-term costs of using simple quantitative metrics to assess researcher merit are likely to be quite great.
不幸的是，使用简单的量化指标来评估研究人员价值，其长期成本可能会相当大。
What could possibly explain why either hemisphere of the brain would normally be enough, as long as we don't transfer both?
有什么可以解释为什么只要我们不转移大脑的两个半球通常就足够了？
Humans will be spared many of the dirty, repetitive, and dangerous jobs that have long been a feature of factory life.
人类将不再从事许多肮脏、重复和危险的工作，长期以来，这样的工作一直是工厂生活的特征。
This shouldn't take long and it should be towards the end of the meal.
这应该不会花很长时间，而且应该是快吃完饭了。
These are important because delegates need to be able to relax after a long day of meetings and get to know each other in informal situations.
这些都很重要，因为代表们需要在漫长的一天会议之后放松一下，在非正式的情况下相互了解。
You know it isn't time to be thinking of winter quarters yet, by a long way!
你们知道的，现在还不是考虑过冬住所的时候，还早着呢！
Wouldn't it be wonderful if--as long as I was alive in the way that a blade of grass is alive?
活着不是很棒吗，即便是像一片草叶那样活着？
So long as Godzilla can fascinate people, I believe he will be resurrected by new generations of filmmakers in the future.
只要哥斯拉能让人们着迷，我相信将来他会在新一代电影制作人手中复兴的。
I'll have to work really long hours and be away from my family for long stretches of time, but, on the flip side, I'll get the opportunity to travel around the world.
我将不得不长时间工作并长时间远离家人，但另一方面，我将有机会环游世界。
At the moment she understood: a common thing will be so beautiful as long as you make use of it.
这时她明白了：平凡的东西，只要你好好利用它，也会那么美好的。
When I go, none of the gardeners are to be anywhere near the Long Walk by the garden walls.
当我出去的时候，园丁一个都不允许靠近花园墙边的长走道。
They could be quite noisy indeed, and this was because some priests liked to hang a long row of shells from the kite.
它们确实很吵，这是因为一些牧师喜欢把一长排贝壳挂在风筝上。
"There seems to be a predominance of short-term thinking at the expense of long-term investing," said Commissioner Daniel Gallagher of the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a speech this week.
本周，美国证交会委员丹尼尔·加拉格尔在一次演讲中表示：“短线思维似乎已占据主导地位 ，其代价是长期投资受损。”
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