It took a long time for me to get there.

要做到这点，我花费了很长时间。

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This put me down and it took a long time for me to get my motivation back.

我失望之极，花了很长一段实践才重新恢复动力。

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It does not take a long time for me to love some one as well as to forget.

在我看来爱上一个人用不了多少的时间，忘记一个人同样也可以很快。

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"The U.S.data should remind us that this recovery is not likely to be V-shaped It seems to me that we are going to see rising unemployment for a long time yet,"

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But for a long time I was chastened whenever I remembered that my mother had come close to killing me.

然而很长一段时间里,一想起母亲过来揍我,我就会很听话，“

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unless it has really good quality or I think it's going to last me for a really long time.

除非它真的质量很好，或者我认为我真的会用很久。

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It would take a long time for me to get enough experience to make even three hundred a week.

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It took an embarrassingly long time for me to think of even one famous couple that has stuck it out for more than 10 years.

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"Arsene talked to me for a long time about the club and the plans for the future, which really excites me, " said Ramsey.

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