The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual ceremony takes less than an hour.

准备婚礼要几周，而婚礼仪式本身还不到一小时。

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Launch preparations would take so long that the Americans would have plenty of time to knock them out.

发射准备将耗用相当长的时间以至于美军都有足够的时间来将之摧毁。

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On a nearby parade ground, preparations are underway for a graduation ceremony that will take place in a few days.

在不远处的一个操场上，几天后一个毕业典礼的准备工作正在进行中。

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On October 13th, yet another wave of around 500 student demonstrators descended on the capital Jakarta, urging the assembly to take these preparations seriously.

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"We need to take greater preparations, anticipating the kind of storms and droughts that we saw are going to continue to be more frequent as we go forward, " he said.

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He will be involved in the build-up to their Australia tour, and will take part in preparations for the Champions Trophy and England's tour in 2009.

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