The old woman will clack for a long time when she meets her neighbours.

这位老太婆遇到邻居时总要唠叨半天。

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There was a long time when he wrote his own music without saying one word.

有好长一段时间他写自己的音乐，一声也不吭。

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There is a long time lag between when I do the work and when I get paid.

我做工作和领薪水之间相隔很长一段时间。

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Ancient Greek myths told of a time long ago when people lived in peace and happiness.

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I don't know if you know this, but for a long time when movies took place in New York,

我不清楚你是否知道，很长一段时间，电影里发生在纽约的场景，

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But I feel the same thing often when my son brings his friends, maybe that I've known for a long time.

但我也感觉得到,尤其是我儿子带朋友回来时，也许我早认识了。

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"I followed Joe Cole for a long time when he was injured and when he started to play he was not so good, " Capello admitted.

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No one was coming to interview us as often as they were going to interview other groups, and so that ideal just went for a long time when our eating disorders were rising earlier than just now.

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Renewables should have been adopted a long time ago when Jimmy Carter was President.

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