How could he hope to keep Louisiana, thousands of miles away across the Atlantic, as long as Britain was "Empress of the Seas"?
只要英国还是“海洋女王”，他怎么可能希望把横跨大西洋几千英里之外的路易斯安那州留在那里呢？
It taught him how to think independently and abstractly about space and time, and it wasn't long before he became a philosopher himself.
它教会了他如何独立、抽象地思考空间和时间，没过多久，他自己也成为了一名哲学家。
Michael was ready: he wanted to see how long it took him to do a billion miles.
迈克尔已经准备好了：他想看看自己飞10亿英里需要多长时间。
I hardly know how Mr. Collins was first introduced to her notice, but he certainly has not known her long.
我简直不明白柯林斯先生是怎么受到她赏识的，不过他一定没有认识她多久。
I asked him where he grew up, what he did for a living and how he'd managed to live so long, and every answer ended with one or the other.
我问他在哪里长大，以何为生，如何能如此长寿，他每次回答都不忘说上其中一个关键语。
Whenever asked how long he expected his journey to take, he would always collapse endearingly into a fit of laughter.
无论什么时候问他准备在外旅行多长时间，他总会样子可爱地笑成一团。
He taught me how to use the long and sharp hoe, how to distinguish the materials.
他教我如何使用那长长的尖锄头，如何辨认药材。
Explaining Mr Obara's perversions and cruelty and how he was allowed to get away with them for so long is harder.
更难的是要如何解释obara先生的变态、残忍不仁和他长期逍遥法外。
His genius was to understand what he needed and work out how to obtain it, however long it took.
他的天才之处在于理解自己所需并找出获取的方法，不管要等多久也要弄到手。
He is under no illusion about the size of the challenge, or how long he may have to persevere.
弗朗切斯奇尼先生没有想过他面临的挑战有多大，或是他能坚持多久。
He recalls a meeting at which an engineer asked: how long do we take from idea to execution?
他回忆起一次同雅虎合作的会议上，一个工程师问；“从提出这个主意到付诸实施，我们要花多久？”
Every time a client comes to Li, he asks details including how they met, how long they’ve been together and why he or she needs to end the romance.
每当有顾客找到李雄飞时，他都会询问一些细节问题，比如他们彼此如何相识，在一起有多久，以及他/她为何需要结束这段恋情。
Unlike his prior leave, when Apple said Mr. Jobs would be gone for six months, this time Mr. Jobs did not say how long he expected to be out.
和上次不一样，当时苹果表示乔布斯将离开半年，这次乔布斯没有说明他预计需要多长时间才能回到工作。
Although the oil spill has not affected the global crude prices for the time being, it may lead to price increases in long term as it is still uncertain how serious the accident would be, he said.
他认为，尽管这次石油泄漏尚未影响到全球原油价格，但从长期来看它可能会导致价格上升，因为这次事故将何等严重仍然是不确定的。
He said this study was designed to understand how changes in long-term emotional states - meaning, whether you consider yourself a happy or sad person overall - are affected by the people you know.
他表示，该研究的目的是为了了解人们的心境如何受到周围人的影响。这里的心境是指一个人大体上的情绪状态，是开心愉悦还是闷闷不乐。
To get a sense of just how long, he says, imagine a giant with her head in Baltimore and her toe off the coast of South Africa.
为了正确了解到底有多久，他说，想像一位巨人，她的头在巴尔的摩，她的脚趾头在南非海岸。
How long would a Hollywood exec last if he never bothered to watch the competition's movies?
如果一位好莱坞高管从不观看竞争对手的电影，他还能在竞争中坚持多久？
Now, how long you continue to teach the patient the benefits of walk and food when he is not following and he is on the verge of dying?
现在，你还要花多长时间继续教育病人关于步行和食 物的好处？他根本不听，而且快要见上帝了。
The day before training camp began, Yao downplayed how long he would need to regain his form.
就在训练营开始的前一天，姚明对他需要多长时间来恢复状态轻松应对。
Many of the things that matter most were decided long ago - what kind of education a parent got, what kind of spouse he wound up with and how long they waited to have children.
很多举足轻重的因素已经在很久以前就定下了——父亲或母亲所受的教育、各自最终选定了什么样的另一半、等待生育时间的长短等等。
By tracking this ratio over time, he can determine how long gas has taken to reach the surface and gain clues to the chemical, thermal, and mechanical state of the rocks the gas is passing through.
通过追踪该比率随时间的变化，他可以确定氡气到达地表需要花费多长时间，同时获得气体所通过的岩石的化学、热力学和机械状态。
Parents need to be aware of the games their children are playing and how long they're playing, and make sure the games are appropriate for their ages and personalities, he said.
他认为，家长们应该关注孩子们所玩的游戏以及他们所花在游戏上的时间，确保那些游戏适合他们的年纪，符合他们的个性。
But I can guess how it was; every body says that he is ate up with pride, and I dare say he had heard somehow that Mrs. Long does not keep a carriage, and had come to the ball in a hack chaise.
可是这里面的奥妙是可想而知的，大家都说他非常骄傲，他所以没跟郎格太太说话，或许是因为听到朗格太太连马车也没有一部，临时雇了车子来参加跳舞会吧。
As long as we continue to face him, keep a suitable expression on our face, and don’t do something blatant such as belt out a show tune, how will he know that we’re actually somewhere else entirely?
只要我们继续看着对方，脸上保持适当的表情，不要有太明显的过分表现如哼歌出生，对方怎能知道其实我们的心早已飞到别的地方去了？
He began scanning pages, timed how long it took with a metronome, ran the Numbers and realized it would be possible to bring the world's books online.
他开始扫描书的内页，并计算所花费的时间，这使他渐渐的意识到完全可以把书转化成网络在线的形式。
The company is committed to growing in the U.S., "no matter how long it takes," he said.
他说：“公司一直致力于其在美国市场的壮大，无论花多长时间。”
"Bosses shouldn't care about how employees accomplish their objectives or if they want to engross themselves in MP3 players -- as long as the job gets done," he added.
只要员工们完成任务，老板们不必在意他们是如何完成的，也不用在意他们上班时是否听了MP3。
"Bosses shouldn't care about how employees accomplish their objectives or if they want to engross themselves in MP3 players -- as long as the job gets done," he added.
只要员工们完成任务，老板们不必在意他们是如何完成的，也不用在意他们上班时是否听了MP3。
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