Spontaneous laughter had been so long absent from our relationship that it felt strange.

这自然而然的笑声在我们之间“缺席”甚久，以至于听起来有些陌生。

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He was never long absent from my side.

他从未长时间离开过我的身边。

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William, her brother, the so long absent and dearly loved brother, was in England again.

她的哥哥，她那个久在海外的亲爱的哥哥威廉，又回到了英国。

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