Before crossing the street, he would have likely had to wait for a long line of Japanese cars to pass.

在过马路之前，他很有可能要等着一长排日本汽车开过。

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An employ asked, "Would the new system create long lines to get into the building like the line in the airport security checks?"

一位员工问道：“新的安检系统会像机场安检一样排很长的队进入大楼吗？”

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A small man looked at the long line and tried to make his way to the front.

一个小个子男人看着这长长的队伍，试图挤到前面。

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And they had to defend a line almost sixty kilometers long, from Richmond to the city of Petersburg.

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Said a different way, in the case of the straight-line programs, how long would it take to run a program?

换种说法，在直线式程序里面，运行一个程序要多长时间？

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If I have Avogadro number of these things in a long line, you can bet it is going to be a solid.

如果在一条直线上,这些东西有阿伏伽德罗常数那么多，你肯定会说它是固体。

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But now in its third year of ownership by Geely of China, the surviving Scandinavian auto brand is counting on a new marketing campaign and more confident positioning to spark an American revival in the short term while waiting for a fresher, broader product line to provide long-term prosperity.

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Worse, customers have to stay on line for long time to talk with someone with the old company to disconnect their services: and even longer time waiting for the cable man to show up and switch their services.

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We'll all find out in real time if he decides to lead on this issue or just be the latest in a long line to kick the can further down the road.

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