At dawn, he saw, not far away from him, a long stretch of sand.

黎明时分，他看见不远处有一大片沙滩。

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A thousand boats set sail on a long stretch of the river.

百里江面, 千帆竞发。

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Still, over a long stretch of time, some did pose questions.

虽然如此，在如此长的一段时间里，还是有人提出过质疑。

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A frieze is a long stretch of surface that has been painted or sculpted.

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One of the big arguments that is part of this story is when did this development of new way of fighting come about; rather quickly, over a matter of a few years, or did it stretch out over quite a long time.

人们对此最大的争议就在于,这种新型战斗方式是何时为军队所用的,是在短短几年内迅速发展起来的呢,还是在很长的一段时间逐步形成的呢

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In some cases, the resulting paths of damage can stretch more than a kilometer wide and eighty kilometers long.

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HS2 will also hug a long stretch of the M1 in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC: HS2: Minister defends route plan

For a long stretch GE has been near the top of environmentalists' most-hated lists.

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The Sabres experienced familiar troubles in failing to generate offense over a long stretch.

WSJ: Pominville leads Sabres in 4-3 SO win over Devils