We had to wait a heck of a long time!

我们只好等了很长时间！

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I want to wait till Friday to see how many students volunteer, and then I'll schedule a training class next week at a time that's convenient for everyone.

我想等到星期五，看看有多少学生自愿参加，然后再安排下周的培训班，会选在一个大家都方便的时间。

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Church records show he was baptized on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptizing a newly born baby.

教会记录显示，他于4月26日受洗，在为新生婴儿施洗之前，通常需要等待三天。

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The seventy-one year old cried tears of joy as she told the crowd the award was "a long time coming" but worth the wait.

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They just wait, they wait for their time, they wait until you are in danger from a particular antigen.

它们时刻准备着,在等待着那一刻,等待你被某种特别的抗原威胁的时刻

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It's a common mistake to make if you forget that I've actually declared that variable up top, but wait a minute, I know any time that I use a variable, I have to declare it.

这是一个通常犯的错误，如果你忘了,之前在前面已经声明了这个变量，等等，我知道在任何时候,我使用一个变量，我必须声明它。

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He noted that many game files are several times larger than a typical high-definition movie, requiring customers to wait a long time before they can play a new game.

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However, you may have to wait a long time for donor tissue to become available.

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They were waiting for noodles to be cooked to order in vats of boiling water, and were prepared to wait a long time.

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