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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The long wait was over.

漫长的等待终于结束，可真的是结束了吗？

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Now, the long wait to read Mark Twain's autobiography is over.

现在,期待读到马克·吐温自传的漫长的等待终于结束了。

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

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It was a cancer. President Cleveland asked how long he could wait to have the cancer removed.

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But carrots loose their sweetness if you wait too long to pull them from the ground.

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The long wait for a new chairman had raised some eyebrows among transit experts.

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Now Howard must endure the long wait to find out whether his new compound works in humans.

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