He said his goodbyes knowing that a long time would pass before he would see his child again.

他道了别，清楚要过很久才能再见到他的孩子。

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"The U.S.data should remind us that this recovery is not likely to be V-shaped It seems to me that we are going to see rising unemployment for a long time yet,"

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There you see continuity for a very, very long time.

在那里你可以发现时间跨度有很长的连续性

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If the NFL owners lock out the players this offseason, this is the last game we will see for a long time.

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"It's the first time in a long, long time that you could see someone who's not a quarterback significantly affect the betting line because of an injury, " said Jimmy Vaccaro, the director of sports operations at Lucky's Race and Sportsbook in Las Vegas.

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Now, we have a package, as we work through the differences between the House and the Senate, and we'll put it up on a Web site for all to see over a long period of time, that meets those criteria, meets those goals.

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