I might have been incredulous had I not been accustomed to such reposes, for long ago I became convinced.

如果我不是习惯了听到这种回答，我都可能不相信，因为很久以来我已确信这个情况：能看得见的人却看不到什么。

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Her daughter had to assent, for Heidi had long ago won her heart.

她的女儿不得不同意，因为小海蒂很久以前就赢得了她的心。

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Nashi played fish for many years, but long ago, he might have played treble saxophone in a ballroom band in Istanbul.

纳希打了很多年的鱼，但是在很久以前，他也许在伊斯坦布尔的一个舞厅乐队里吹过高音萨克斯管。

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Montclin disliked Cazeau for refusing to lend him money long ago.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

They have a very high respect for a criminal Jew, who led some kind of guerilla war and was executed long ago, somewhere in Syria.

他们非常尊敬一名犹太罪犯，他指挥了某种游击战，很久以前被处死了，就在叙利亚某处。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

so for about six, oh, no, it was nine hours a day, it's a long time ago.

每天要上六个，噢，不是，是九个小时的课，这都是很久以前的事情了。

纽约的人们 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Critics might more justifiably flay the Big Three for failing long ago to seek a showdown with the UAW to break its labor monopoly.

WSJ: Obama's Car Puzzle

When I worked at an airport for a regional airline long ago in my 20s, and before that for a posh hotel in San Francisco, I would look for famous people to arrive.

FORBES: An Oscar Night Reflection of a Different Kind

While a rosy optimism has fuelled the party in Wall Street (at least until this week), William McChesney Martin would have bolted for the door long ago, punchbowl firmly tucked under his arm.

ECONOMIST: William Martin