"Insurgencies last a long time." "But,as you look at how long it took to turn Iraq around, it was about 18 months.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

We are basically committed to each other for sex but it's very hard to make those relationships last a long time because we might not have anything in common, we might not share anything with each other, we might not trust each other, we are not particularly bonded to each other.

我们基本上只有激情的承诺,长时间维持这种关系很困难,因为可能双方没有任何共同点，没有共享的东西，我们可能互不信任，不是特别亲近。

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unless it has really good quality or I think it's going to last me for a really long time.

除非它真的质量很好，或者我认为我真的会用很久。

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We talked last week about how this idea developed a long time ago.

VOA: special.2010.03.12

to make sure that it's going to be a comfortable pair of shoes that last me a long time.

来保证这双鞋很舒服而且可以穿很久。

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Smiley stood looking down at Dan'l a long time, and at last says,"

VOA: special.2009.08.29

So if you can somehow upload a message into DNA, it could last a very,very long time,indeed."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16