The prospect of a long wait in the rain did not appeal.

想到要在雨中久等使人扫兴。

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We played cards to relieve the boredom of the long wait.

长时间等待实在无聊，我们就打扑克来解闷儿。

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They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial.

在此案审理前他们只得忍受长时间的等待。

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She blames the government and a slow moving judiciary for the long wait.

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In United states, only five percent wait that long.

在美国，只有五分之一的病人需等待。

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And if you wait too long, maybe I'll be somewhere else designing too.

如果你很久都不来美国，我可能已经到别的地方去做设计了。

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He quipped that President Barack Obama's health care reform law would have required a long wait.

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We have learned that some tea party groups had unduly long wait times for tax-exempt status.

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But ordinary voters may have a long wait before the effects trickle down to them.

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