"I am from Turkey and right now I am attending Ferris State University and I decided to come to the United States mainly because I have been playing competitive Tennis for a very long time and my Tennis coaches mentioned to me that in the United States I would be able to get a scholarship and also get an education so that is the main reason I came to the United States so I can play really competitive Tennis and get my education."

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But for a long time I was chastened whenever I remembered that my mother had come close to killing me.

然而很长一段时间里,一想起母亲过来揍我,我就会很听话，“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

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。

SOHO的画廊 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

By the time Bush asked me to be his WHCF in early 2006, I had already long experience working for the president.

当布什让我做办公室主任时,也就是2006年初，我已经有很长的时间,和他一起工作了。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

It affected me quite a bitbecause I was out of work for a long time after that.

它也对我影响很大，因为那个事件以后，我失业了很久。

911事件的影响 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人