But as he says, the search for life in outer space is a long-term goal, and he is still hopeful.

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Yeah it goes back to a long time in my life, but most immediately to my own graduate career, which I went to several different schools.

这说来话长了，就近而言，这跟我所任职的研究生院有关，我在不同的大学任职。

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but in that time, I'm hoping to set up my life such that one day, in the long term,

但长期以来，我希望有一天能够掌握自己的生活，

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Embarrassment had not played a big part in his long life.

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Factoring in the long life of the bulbs, the hotel made the upfront costs of switching to LEDs work, said Harry Hobbs, the hotel's director of engineering.

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In his long life Harold Stassen did many useful things.

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