She'd been seeing the boy for a while, but didn't want her parents to find out.

她和这个男孩约会已有一段时间了，但不想让父母知道。

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He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established.

他刚建立起自己的公司，但要站稳脚跟还得花上一段时间。

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Domestic customers may take a while to notice, but energy-intense industries will squawk.

国内的消费者可能经过一段时间才能有所察觉，但能源密集型行业将会发出抱怨。

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But it is only a beginning. John Kress of the Smithsonian says that, while science accepts evolution, debate continues.

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So the Hyksos theory is one that got people very excited for a while, but is really not well supported.

因此希克索斯理论能让人兴奋一阵子，但是并没有得到很好的证实。

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And while you're there your dancing the night away, but you get a call on your iPhone from your boss.

在夜店里跳着舞时，你突然接到了老板的电话。

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But a while after she enlisted, thy discovered she had an genetic illness, so she was honorably discharged, no GI bill, only a kick in the pants and now she has a pre-existing condition.

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You play with the Nintendo portable when you're a younger kid, but after a while, most guys -- and we know guys in the industry, and really hardcore gamers, may play some with the Nintendo IP -- but by and large, we don't see a lot of older guys in airports playing, as you do with younger kids.

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