不过骑兵却准备了太长的时间。

But the cavalry took too long to prepare.

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占用一个人太长的时间与完全忽略他们基本上是同样糟糕的。

Taking up too much of someone's time is almost as bad as ignoring them entirely.

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三个月时间对乘坐任何巴士都是太长的时间，有些人感觉比其他人更累。

Three months is a long time on any bus and some have found it more tiring than others.

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We're exhausting all possibilities. And then choosing the winner. Well, that's what the slow thief tried. Unfortunately it took so long that before he finished the owner returned home, called the police and the thief ended up in jail.

我们穷举了所有可能方案,然后选择最优方案,这就是动作慢的贼的方案,不幸的是它在失主回家之前，要花上了太长的时间。

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