Before becoming a pilot, he spent quite a long time training.

在成为飞行员之前，他花了很长时间训练。

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No, I've been a freelance designer for quite a long time now.

不，我已经做了很长时间的自由设计师了。

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It took us quite a long time to get to the amusement park.

我们花了很长时间才到达游乐园。

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There were people who spoke about the Greek race, or similar races, for quite a long time in the science of anthropology and subjects like that.

在人类学之类的学科中,有人曾讨论过,关于希腊的族裔或相近的族群的论题,并为此花费了许多的时间

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It affected me quite a bitbecause I was out of work for a long time after that.

它也对我影响很大，因为那个事件以后，我失业了很久。

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One of the big arguments that is part of this story is when did this development of new way of fighting come about; rather quickly, over a matter of a few years, or did it stretch out over quite a long time.

人们对此最大的争议就在于,这种新型战斗方式是何时为军队所用的,是在短短几年内迅速发展起来的呢,还是在很长的一段时间逐步形成的呢

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For the first time in a quite long time, there is bad news for natural disasters and good news for those of us forced to endure them.

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The patients we see can suffer for quite a long time before they come along.

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This should not be surprising given that visibility has been limited for quite a long time.

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