申请人在等待批准期间通常不准进入美国，这就意味着，甚至丈夫和妻子都可能被迫分居两地多年。

While an applicant waits for approval, he or she is often forbidden from visiting the United States –- which means even husbands and wives may be forced to spend many years apart.

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显然，一些病人不准备再继续等待了。

Some patients have apparently decided not to wait.

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鲍博犯了一个严重的错误：杰克逊并不准备撤退，他正等待与李将军会合以便粉碎北方军。

They were ordered to get ready for a march west to block Jackson's retreat. Pope made a terrible mistake.

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