She lay in the deep bath for a long time, enjoying its sensuously perfumed water.

她在装满水的浴缸里躺了很长时间，享受着水的宜人芳香。

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It was the first time in years that a Japanese manufacturer had not topped the list for imported vehicles.

这是多年来日本厂商第一次未能位居进口汽车名单榜首。

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It's the best news I've heard in a long time.

这是我很长时间以来听到的最好消息。

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The cooler days of fall are a good time to explore the outdoors in and around the nation's capital.

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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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But usually, if you are not able to work out something in terms of taking the exam at a different time,

不过通常情况下，你不太可能被允许换个时间参加考试，

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In the Kubler-Ross model, the denial stage is defined as a starting point in the process, a time to process the loss.

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Failure to work towards a compromise will leave every American exposed to the dangers of a reversal in the economy at a time when it appears to finally be getting its legs underneath itself.

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In other words, a Williams triumph in Melbourne could be the best news in a long time for the rest of the women's tour.

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