Just when I opened my MSN, a news came out which said, "2008 is the longest year of this century, it has 366 days and 1 second". 2008 is such a special year which has a leap year and a leap second.
MSN刚打开，弹出的一条新闻就引起了我的关注，“2008成世纪最长年366天零1秒”。2008年是闰年，共有366天，2008年同时又闰秒，比正常年份多了1秒，因此“两闰”加起来就有366天零1秒。
Summer begins on the longest day of the year.
夏天开始于一年中最长的一天。
Unluckily, Xu became seriously ill during his last and longest journey, a 4-year trip through the Southwest of China.
不幸的是，徐在他最后也是最长的一次旅行中病倒了，这是他在中国西南地区进行的为期4年的旅行。
When winter solstice comes, it brings the shortest days of the year and the longest nights.
当冬至到来的时候，随之而来的是一年中最短的白昼和最长的黑夜。
It was reported that she waited for her friend to catch up for about 5-6 hours so that they could cross the finishing line together, but this year she took part in the marathon by herself, and chose the longest distance.
据悉，为了和朋友一起冲过终点线，她等了5-6个小时，但今年她独自参加了马拉松比赛，并选择了最长的距离。
From Jan 1, 2020, China began a 10-year fishing ban (禁令) on important areas of the Yangtze River to protect Biodiversity (生态多样性) in China's longest river.
2020年1月1日起，中国开始在长江的重要河域实施为期10年的禁渔令，以保护中国最长河流的生物多样性。
FOR over a year retailers have been cowering in their high-street redoubts as recession replaced the longest consumer-spending spree in recent times.
当经济衰退于近期结束了最长的消费者花费猛增时期，零售商们畏缩在繁荣大街上的门店后边已经有一年多了。
The longest waits of the year are for train tickets home at Spring Festival; one friend waited overnight only to be told they weren't even selling tickets to his town.
一年中等待时间最长的队伍是春运的时候；有一位朋友排了一晚上队，排到了才被告知不卖向他家开的火车票。
The longest sentence imposed on the parent of a truanting child last year was 90 days. Most were fined.
英国孩子逃学家长被拘禁的最长达到了90天，而大多数的惩罚都是罚款。
The bank's prediction of a “sustained period of expansion” for the coming year would, if true, make this recovery, which began in 2002, the longest post-war unbroken expansion.
该银行同时预言，接下来的一年将“稳定持续的经济扩张”，如果成为现实的话，将是日本从2002年开始的，战后最长时间的经济减缩中恢复过来。
His 63 year reign was the longest in Japan's history and he presided over a period of tremendous change in Japanese society.
他是日本历史上在位时间最长的天皇，在位63年间，日本社会发生了巨变。
Or it could be something in the world around you, like a big verdict that was announced on the news earlier in the day or the fact that the next day is officially the longest day of the year.
或者是发生在你身边的一些事，比如早些时候新闻里播放的对案件的裁决或第二天将迎来一年中最长的一天。
This paper USES satellite records of sea level rise, precipitation and evaporation to put together a unique 13-year record - the longest and first of its kind.
此项报告利用卫星记录海平面的上升，并是此类研究的第一次和最长的一次，集降水和蒸发一起长达13年的独一无二的记录。
Landing in 2004 in Meridiani Planum, the robotic Opportunity has embarked on its longest and most dangerous trek yet, now aiming to reach large Endeavor Crater sometime next year.
2004年着陆于子午平原，机器人机遇号开始了它最长最危险的游历，目前它正意图在明年某个时候到达巨大的奋进环形山。
One of the longest-living survivors of the condition is Stephen Hawking, the 68-year-old cosmologist, who was diagnosed at the age of 21.
活的最久的患者之一是史蒂芬·霍金，这位68岁高龄的天体物理学家，在他21岁时被确诊患有此病。
Guinness lists the 86-year marriage of Americans Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher as the world's longest, but Herbert Fisher died earlier this year.
目前吉尼斯世界纪录上保持结婚时间最长的是婚龄86年的美国费希尔夫妇，但丈夫赫伯特·费希尔已于今年早些时候去世。
The length of maturity of large consumer durables loans is usually within one year, with the longest up to three years (or shorten).
大额耐用消费品贷款的期限一般在一年以内，最长为三年(含三年)。
Next year, my grandfather will celebrate his 40th year of self employment as owner of one of the longest running plumbing and heating businesses in his city.
明年，我的祖父将庆祝经营所住城市最大的管道供暖公司40周年庆。
The men in the long-term group took the supplements for an average of 18 years. The men in the short-term group did so for an average of a year, with the longest being three years.
长期组的人服用补充剂平均18年，短期组的人从现在才开始服用，平均才一年，最长是三年。
A picture taken with my trusty (and heavy) Pentax 6x7 at 10:30 in the evening on the longest day of the year.
一年中最长的一天，晚上十点半，我用我那很可靠的(也是很重的)宾得6x7相机拍下这张照片。
Which brings up a common question: If the summer solstice is the longest day of the year, why are the dog days of August typically hotter?
这里要提一个共同的问题：如果夏至是一年之中白天最长的一天，为什么8月份的三伏天通常会更热一些？
The summer solstice that falls this year on June 21 marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, sunlight-wise.
夏至的来临使6月21日成为北半球今年白昼最长的一天——阳光又在玩游戏。
The summer solstice is the first official day of summer and the longest day of the year. Getty Images / Mario Tama
夏至是夏天正式开始的第一天，也是一年之中时间最长的一天。
The Summer Solstice, is the longest day in one year.
所谓夏至，ꓥ是一年中白天时间最长的一天。
The 45-year-old woman has the world's longest fingernails.
这名45岁的女性拥有世界上最长的指甲。
Fires, dancing, games, and various shenanigans3 involving fertility were the general rule on this "longest day of the year."
在这“一年中最长的一天”里，人们一般燃点篝火、跳舞、玩游戏，还有各种与生殖有关的胡闹。
These wage pressures meant that the country's five-year growth spurt before the crisis-the longest in Japan's post-war history-had very little impact on the average household.
这种工资压力意味着危机前日本战后最长的一次长达5年的井喷式增长对一般家庭影响甚小。
These wage pressures meant that the country's five-year growth spurt before the crisis-the longest in Japan's post-war history-had very little impact on the average household.
这种工资压力意味着危机前日本战后最长的一次长达5年的井喷式增长对一般家庭影响甚小。
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