And the discovery of genetics and D.N.A.molecules took place long after his death.

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And maybe he's taking a little too long, telling you what he'd done over the weekend.

但也许他的故事有点长，他试图告诉你整个周末所做的事情。

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Anyway, my mother tried to paint me, but I'd never hold still long enough.

我母亲也试过给我画肖像,可我总是坐不住

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After 2002's 1000 Kisses was nominated for a Grammy, Griffin finally received the widespread mainstream exposure she'd long deserved.

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I'd long suspected that my mother had wildly embellished her stories of China, and I wondered what else had been an exaggeration.

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They'd have long hair or trendy clothes.

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