We give people a few months to write their story and then it takes quite a long time to judge all the entries and to announce the winners.
我们给人们几个月的时间来写他们的故事，然后需要用相当长的时间来评判所有的参赛作品并宣布获胜者。
The symbolism may come from the fact that the olive tree takes a long time to produce fruit, so olives could only be cultivated successfully in long periods of peace.
它的象征意义可能来自于橄榄树需要很长时间才能结出果实，所以橄榄只能在长久的和平时期才能被成功种植。
"That would take a long time to explain," said the Stork, and with these words off he went.
“这要花很长时间才能解释清楚。”鹳鸟说完就走了。
It took a long time to control the fire.
控制火势花了很长时间。
It usually takes us quite a long time to truly master a skill.
我们通常需要很长时间才能真正掌握一项技能。
Does it take a long time to make simple changes to your Web pages?
对您的Web页面进行简单更改是否仍需要花费很长时间？
Fans have waited a long time to see Harry Potter's kiss on the big screen.
“哈迷”们对哈利·波特的荧屏初吻期待已久。
It takes me a long time to sort over my thoughts before I can start writing.
在动笔之前，我得多花些时间整理一下我的思路。
Pops can cause cancers and birth defects and take a long time to degrade.
持久性有机污染物(Pops)会导致癌症和出生缺陷，而且降解速度非常缓慢。
The problem is that the resulting script is likely to take a long time to run.
问题是，运行所得到的脚本可能会花费很长的时间。
So, it takes a long time to write a good program, but when it's done, it's done.
是啊，好软件得花很长时间去写。但是写完了就是写完了。
People scan web pages, and probably won't take a long time to read all the text.
人们会快速浏览页面，但可能不会花很长时间阅读所有的文字。
Prince William Sound is recovering. But it has taken an awfully long time to do so.
威廉王子湾正在恢复过程中，但这一过程太漫长了。
I prefer having your accompanying for life-long time to the short-time tenderness.
我不要短暂的温存，只要你一世的陪伴。
A top TEPCO official acknowledged it could take a long time to clean up the complex.
东京电力公司的一位高层主管承认清理整修核设施需要很长一段时间。
A complete cache contains all the data but could take a long time to load initially.
完整缓存包含了所有的数据，但在首次加载的时候耗时更长。
Some code never sees the light of day. Some code waits a very long time to do its job.
有些代码从未见天日，有些代码在运行之前等了N久。
A blocking method is different from an ordinary method that just takes a long time to run.
阻塞方法不同于一般的要运行较长时间的方法。
It takes a long time to get there, even though it looks like we're making quick progress.
要花很长的时间才能达到那里，即使我们看起来像是做出了很快的进步。
It's easy and convenient to use a computer. But it takes a long time to really master it.
使用电脑很容易，也很方便，但要真正掌握它就需要时间了。
The task of increasing employment is arduous now and will remain so for a long time to come.
扩大就业是我国当前和今后长时期重大而艰巨的任务。
What happens when your Web service request times-out, or takes a really long time to respond?
当Web服务请求超时的时侯，或者用了非常长的时间响应会发生什么？
A critical code path is one that takes a long time to process or is very frequently executed.
关键代码路径是处理时间长或频繁执行的代码路径。
John: Sure is. I had to negotiate with the seller for a long time to get the price I wanted.
约翰：是的，我得跟卖主讨价还价很长时间，才按我的价格买下来。
John: Sure is. I had to negotiate with the seller for a long time to get the price I wanted.
约翰：是的，我得跟卖主讨价还价很长时间，才按我的价格买下来。
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