Because it was long thought that few people would watch lengthy televised political messages, most televised political advertisements, like commercial advertisements, took the form of short messages.
因为长期以来人们认为很少有人会看冗长的电视政治信息，所以大多数电视政治广告，像商业广告一样，都采用短信的形式。
It was long considered the single toughest purpose-built racetrack in the world.
这是长期以来公认最难的一条专业赛道。
For the people of Iwate Prefecture, it was long queues at supermarkets again.
岩手县的人再一次在超市里排起长队。
It was long before I'd discovered I'd prefer a hairdresser to Christopher Atkins.
此前很久，我就发现自己更喜欢克里斯托弗斯·阿特金斯(Christopher Atkins)那样的发型。
At Siemens, the 163-year-old industrial symbol of GermanyInc., it was long unknown for a man to take time off for children.
在有163年历史的德国工业象征——西门子公司，很长时间里没有听说有哪位男性为照看孩子而请假。
It was long supposed that the main difference between animals and plants was that the former could move about while the latter couldn't.
很长一段时间，人们认为动植物的主要差别是前者能移动而后者不能。
Whatever unpretentious beauty the stairwell might once have had, it could never have been comparable to the grandeur of the facade, and it was long gone in any case.
这个楼梯井或许曾经有着极尽朴素之美，但却和它气势雄伟的外观真是没法比，更何况朴素之美也是久远以前。
It was long believed you yawned when there was too much carbon dioxide and not enough oxygen in your blood. A part of your brain called the brain stem detected this and triggered the yawn reflex.
很长一段时间，人们都相信打哈欠是因为血液里二氧化碳太多而氧气不足，大脑茎干觉察到这点于是触动了打哈欠的神经。
"Was it strange for you, going back after such a long absence?"—"Yes and no."
“这对你来讲奇怪吗，这么长时间不在之后又回去？”—“不好说。”
I thought it was a long way to go for two people in their seventies, but Sylvia loved the idea.
我认为对于两个七十多岁的人来说这是一段很长的路，但是西尔维娅却喜欢这个主意。
It was a very safe, long childhood with Diane, and she really moulded my ideas a lot.
那是一段和黛安娜一起度过的安全而漫长的童年时光，她确实大大影响了我思想的形成。
That long skeletal structure suggests that it was aquatic.
这种长长的骨骼结构表明它是水生动物。
Gambling has been a common feature of American life forever, but for a long time it was broadly considered a sin, or a social disease.
赌博永远是美国人生活的一个共同特征，但很长一段时间以来，它被广泛地认为是一种罪恶，抑或是一种社会疾病。
It was this, "Pretty thin--as long a dream as that, without any mistakes in it!"
是这样的：“这可不信——这么长的一个梦，居然没有一点差错！”
The relief to my aching muscles was heavenly, but it didn't last long.
我疼痛肌肉的缓解是美妙的，但它持续不久。
A long time afterwards, when it was time to go to bed, Miss Rottenmeier cautiously opened the door.
过了好长一段时间，到了上床睡觉的时候，罗特麦耶小姐小心翼翼地打开了门。
The difficulty of a problem was defined in terms of how long it took to complete.
问题的难易度是以解决这个问题所花时间的长短而定的。
Everyone understood how hard it was to get back into the swing of things after such a long absence.
每个人都明白离开这么长一段时间后要重新全力投入有多难。
It was not long before I realized the enormity of my faux pas.
没过多久我就发现了我有多么的失礼。
For me it was like meeting a long-lost sister. We talked, and talked, and talked.
对我来说就像见了久未谋面的姐妹一样。我们聊了又聊，聊个不停。
I squared it with Dan, who said it was all right so long as I was back next Monday morning.
我就此事征求过丹的许可，他说只要我能在下周一上午回来就行。
It was so long ago, but when I sit in this sofa and close my eyes I feel she is near.
那是很久以前的事了，但当我坐在沙发上，闭上眼睛，我觉得她就在我身边。
It was a long and stormy voyage, and they made me work my passage without pay, as a common sailor.
这是一次漫长的暴风雨之旅，他们让我做一名普通的水手，以劳力抵船费。
It was discovered that long periods of home-working even caused backache.
人们发现，长期在家中办公甚至会引起背痛。
It was because it had been shut up so long that she wanted to see it.
因为它被关封了这么久，所以她想去看看。
It was not long, till the roaring fir-trees tempted her again.
没过多久，呼啸的枞树又吸引了她。
It didn't take long till I was deep enough for the house and the road to be invisible.
没过多久，我就走进了看不见房子和道路的深处。
Originally it was said that the actress committed suicide, but it was not long before doubts began to surface.
最初有人说这位女演员是自杀的，但没过多久人们就开始有所怀疑。
Originally it was said that the actress committed suicide, but it was not long before doubts began to surface.
最初有人说这位女演员是自杀的，但没过多久人们就开始有所怀疑。
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