Gambling has been a common feature of American life forever, but for a long time it was broadly considered a sin, or a social disease.

赌博永远是美国人生活的一个共同特征，但很长一段时间以来，它被广泛地认为是一种罪恶，抑或是一种社会疾病。

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He spoke for a long time but his meaning didn't really come across.

他讲了很久，但并没有人真正理解他的意思。

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We protested about the changes for a long time, but in the end we had to submit.

我们对这些变动抗议了很长时间，但最终不得不屈服。

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But a growing number of legal cases claim Toyota knew for a long time about the sudden acceleration issue with other vehicles.

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And the Aristotelian view held for a long time, but eventually it started to crumble in the light of more data.

而亚里士多德的观点在很长时间里得到了认同，但最终还是崩溃了,在越来越多的数据面前。

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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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Worley refers to working with aspiring talent as his calling, but for a long time felt that the system for finding talent was inefficient and resulted in too much suffering.

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It worked, not only on the Saturday after Thanksgiving but for a long time after.

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But for a long time few would say what needed to be said about Japan and its faltering economy.

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