He had been patiently waiting in the anteroom for an hour.
他已经在前厅耐心等待了一个小时。
He had bowed out gracefully when his successor had been appointed.
当他的继任者被任命时，他很有风度地退出了。
The best part of his expedition had been the rediscovery of his natural passion for making things.
他此次探险最佳环节是，重新发现了自己对制造事物的天生热情。
Such a rich chapter it had been, when one came to look back on it all!
当一个人回顾这一切的时候，他会发现这是多么丰富多彩的一章啊！
By the time he graduated, he had been offered jobs by a dozen computer companies.
到他毕业的时候，已经有十几家计算机公司给他提供了工作机会。
She had been brought up on a farm, so the Peace Corps assigned her to an agricultural project.
她是在农场长大的，所以和平队给她分配了一个农业项目。
If Nana had been with them, she would have had a bandage round Michael's forehead by this time.
如果娜娜和他们在一起，她现在一定已经在迈克尔的额头上缠了绷带。
The spell was broken, and all who had been turned into stones awoke, and took their proper forms.
咒语被解除了，所有被变成石头的人都醒了，恢复了正常的外形。
Soon it was resolved that everybody should visit the grandmother, who had been left alone so long.
不久，大家都决定去看望奶奶，她已经独自一人呆了很久了。
Antarctica left me awestruck by its majesty and beauty with a feeling that I had been to a magical place.
南极洲的雄伟和美丽使我惊叹不已，感到我已经到了一个有魔力的地方。
By the end of last year, the young teacher who was thirsty for knowledge had been abroad for further study for two years.
到去年年底，那位求知若渴的年轻教师已经出国深造两年了。
Greeley provided a humorous description of himself, written under the pretense that it had been the work of his long-time adversary.
格里利用幽默的话语对自己进行了描述，并假装这是他宿敌的作品。
Galileo did not invent the telescope, but on hearing, in 1609, that such an optical instrument had been made, he quickly built his own device from an organ pipe and spectacle lenses.
伽利略并没有发明望远镜，但在1609年听到有人制造了这种光学仪器后，他很快用管风琴管和眼镜镜片制造了自己的望远镜。
Everything had been stitched by Molly's nimble fingers.
样样都是莫利敏捷灵巧的手缝制成的。
The specimen, complete with surrounding rock, had been on display for the past 50 years at a museum in Poland, but amazingly no one had spotted the footprint.
这个标本连同周围的岩石，在过去的50年里一直在波兰的一家博物馆陈列，但令人惊讶的是，从未有人发现这个脚印。
He had been working very hard so he had no qualms about taking a few days off.
他一直辛勤工作，所以休息几天他觉得心安理得。
His ideas had been shaped by his experiences during the war.
他的思想深受战时经历的影响。
He wore a T-shirt that had been tie-dyed in bright colours.
他身穿一件颜色鲜艳的扎染T恤。
She had been waiting for Simon to break down the barrier between them.
她一直在等着西蒙来破除他们之间的隔阂。
In its happy days, flowers had been tucked away into every inch and hole and corner.
在幸福的日子里，每一寸土地、每一个洞、每一个角落都开满了鲜花。
It seemed very far, but he heard it as distinctly as if it had been at his very side.
它似乎很远，但他听得清清楚楚，就好像它就在他身边一样。
Since early morning he had been swimming in the river, in company with his friends the ducks.
从清晨起，他就和鸭子朋友们一起在河里游泳。
In a surprisingly short time, angiosperms filled many of the land areas on Hawaii that had been bare.
在很短的时间内，被子植物就覆盖了夏威夷许多原本光秃秃的土地。
He had been in the most beautiful places in Europe, though he had remained nowhere more than a few days.
他到过欧洲最美丽的地方，虽然他在那里只待了几天。
Joe remained immobile, as if he had been carved out of stone.
乔一动不动，仿佛一座石头雕像一样。
He rebuilt the engine using parts from cars that had been scrapped.
他用废弃的汽车零件重新装配了发动机。
Colin had been listening excitedly.
科林一直在兴奋地听着。
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