Al-Zaidi was initially sentenced to three years behind bars, but the term was later reduced, and he was granted additional time off for good behavior.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

Yeah. So what I think of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a very long-term conflict that has lasted for a long long time.

是的，所以我认为巴以冲突,是一个长期的冲突,它已经持续了很长的时间。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Research on subjective wellbeing-- the term that psychologists use to capture happiness essentially has been going on for very, very long time.

对幸福的研究-,心理学家用这个词来描述快乐,已经进行了很多年。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

Austan Goolsbee spoke on Fox News Sunday: "It is going to be a rough patch not just in the immediate term, but for a little bit of time ".

VOA: standard.2009.06.07