I need to lengthen this skirt.

我需要把裙子放长。

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Conventional wisdom would seem to suggest that companies have no incentive to lengthen the life cycle of their products and reduce the revenue they would get from selling new goods.

传统观点似乎认为，企业在延长产品生命周期和减少销售新产品的收入方面是没有动力的。

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To save time is to lengthen life.

节约时间就是延长生命。

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However, in the very long-term the two year cycle is bound to lengthen similar to PCs.

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Despite future medical advances that promise to lengthen lifespans and improve quality of life for seniors, but at a price.

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Even though Japanese lifespans continue to lengthen, the country simply will not have enough young people to maintain its population.

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