They waited for the storm to pass.

他们等待暴风雨过去。

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They waited for his habitual response.

他们等待着他的一贯反应。

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They waited for about two hours.

他们等了大约两个钟头。

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There they waited. As he had done in the wilderness and at Spotsylvania, Grant ordered his men to attack hard.

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Then they waited and saw how much they can made.

然后他们等待看看自己能挣多少钱。

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The government was too strong. They waited weeks,then months, for help to move to the new reservations.

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Then they waited hours and hours, sometimes days, for news of their loved ones.

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As he went in to hold a meeting with the mine management, they waited outside.

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They waited for the crew chief to give the signal to throw the rope.

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