Grass can be found only in narrow strips separated by long stretches of rock and dust.

草长在绵延的岩土间细窄的石缝里。

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Long stretches in his prisons' law libraries left him more familiar with the Byzantine rules of America's federal prison system than most wardens.

长时间泡在监狱的图书馆里，使他甚至比大多数监狱长都熟悉美国那极为复杂的监狱体制。

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But long stretches between assessments are deadly because problems in the process may go undetected for too long.

但评估与评估之间拖得时间太长是致命的，因为可能太久没有检测过程中的问题了。

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