It struck two. I waited a little longer. Only the regular, rhythmic ticking of the clock disturbed the silence.

两点钟敲过了，我稍等了一会儿，唯有那墙上时钟的单调的滴答声打破寂静的气氛。

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As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you'd waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.

你刚一作出承诺，马上就会意识到，如果你稍微多等一阵儿，你会拿到更好一些的款式。

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De Leon said he knew that if he waited a little longer, achieved his citizenship and realized his dream of winning the Olympics, the rewards would be great.

德莱昂说他明白再等一段时间，拿到美国国籍以后实现获得奥运会金牌的梦想，就会有巨额的奖金。

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They set up the pecking booth so that those pigeons who waited a little longer before pecking the red key would get more food when they chose to peck it.

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