These young ones, as with other marsupials, spend a period of time inside the mother's "pouch" before venturing out into the world.

小无尾熊就像其它有袋动物一样，在进入这世界冒险之前会先在母亲的“袋子”里待上一段时间。

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Many of them have lost everything to Hurricane Sandy homes, possessions, even loved ones. And it will be a long time before life goes back to normal.

他们在飓风桑迪的灾害中失去了一切——家园，财产，甚至深爱的亲人，生活恢复正常还需要很长一段时间。

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Words of time-quantity can be placed before or after a verb but the preverbal ones usually do not express span of duration except in some particular structures.

时量词语可以在动词前或后出现，除了在一些特殊结构外，动词前的时量词语一般不表示持续时段。

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Keegan's words give us all reason to remember the world of possibilities before us and to make sure we're valuing time with loved ones.

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