We're not very close friends although we've known each other for a long time.

虽然我们认识很长时间了，但我们不是很亲密的朋友。

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Although Carlyle loved her dearly, he very seldom found time to stay with her long. He was busy with his work.

尽管卡莱尔非常地爱简，但因为忙于工作，他很少抽时间来陪简。

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Typhoon and hurricanes do not form exceptionally large waves, because their winds, although very strong, do not blow long enough from one direction.

台风和飓风并不会形成特大的巨浪，因为这些风虽然很强，但它们并不能沿着同一方向长时间的吹。

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"This afternoon we couldn't do so much due to the weather, but this morning it looked OK, although the tyres don't last very long!"

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Although the East India Company flourished a very long time ago, in a very different world, its growth, longevity and demise have lessons for those who run today's state companies and debate their future, lessons about the benefits of linking a company's interests to a nation's and the dangers of doing so.

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The MPs heard from the Met Office that the decline in sea ice is part of a long-term trend, although this year's very severe melt was likely to have been accelerated by local weather conditions.

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