Not for a second or two but for a long time…

不是只观察一两秒钟，而是长时间地观察…

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I don't think you should take it for granted, not for a second.

我认为你不能把那种幸福当作理所当然的，一秒钟也不行。

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If you are not for it, a second way is to give up the Union.

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It's not a particularly interesting game, but while we're here, why don't we just discuss it for a second.

这不是一次特别有趣的博弈,既然说到这里了,不妨多讨论一点

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That one's not so obvious. So let's think about this for a second. To sort a list in linear time, would say, I have to look at each element in the list at most a constant number of times.

所以让我们来思考一会,要在线性时间能排序，列表里每个元素最多被使用常数次,不一定是一次，对吧。

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Not for a second, said Avalon.

CNN: Rocking or reeling? Record labels adapt to a world of online music

No, no, not for a second.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event -- Sterling, VA

Such authority did not cover a British prime minister and also made it easier for a US president not to press for a second resolution.

BBC: British Attorney General Lord Goldsmith