It's a long climb to the top, but well worth the effort.

爬到顶上路程很长，虽然费力却很值得。

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It was a long climb from the village to the top of the mountain.

从村子到山顶要走很长的上坡路。

youdao

Accept it, and commit yourself, realizing that it may be a long climb.

接受现实，全力以赴，要意识到这可能是一种漫长的攀登。

youdao

All Rivera sees are stairs, and a long climb back, to the top of the game.

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The first leg of the race challenged the cars with a long climb of winding switchbacks through the Mercantour national park in southern France.

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For a few years afterward, his handicap went down, but then began a long, slow climb.

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