long time

It's a long time since they left.

他们已经离开很久了。

The programme is designed to help people who have been out of work for a long time.

这项计划的目的是为长期失业者提供帮助。

He felt very tired, for he preached for a long time.

由于讲道太久,他感觉非常疲劳.

I've been in this job long enough ─ it's time I moved on.

这工作我已经干得够久了——我该干点别的了。

It was a long time before we came at the truth.

过了很久我们才弄清事实.

It took me a long time to catch on to the directions.

我花了很久才弄明白说明书的意思.

It took a long time to gain her confidence.

我花了很长的时间才赢得她的信任。

For a long time his death was concealed from her.

他的死瞒了很长时间都没告诉她。

You know, 10 years sounds like an awful long time.

你知道，10年听起来遥遥无期。

He had been short of exercise for a long time.

他长期缺乏锻炼.

The traffic took a long time to clear after the accident.

事故过去后很长时间交通才恢复畅通。

I waited a long time , but not a soul turned up.

我等了半天连个影子也没见到.

It takes a long time to learn to speak a language well.

学会说好一种语言需要花很长的时间。

Knowing Ben, we could be waiting a long time.

本这个人我们了解，能叫我们等很长时间。

He's been ill a long time.

他生病很久了。

The project is taking a long time but is now nearing completion.

这个项目耗时很长，但现在就快结束了。

These changes have occurred over a long time span.

这些变化经过了很长一段时间才形成。

He must have started writing his book a long time ago.

他一定很久以前就开始写这本书了。

She married her long-time boyfriend.

她嫁给了多年的男友。

It's the best news I'veheard in a long time.

这是我很久以来听到的最好消息。

Newcomers had to pay far more in taxes than long-time land owners.

新的土地业主比老业主缴纳的税款要多很多。

It took him a long time to get over his cold.

很久之后他的感冒才好.

We've been friends a long time.

我们是老朋友了。

They whispered to each other for a long time.

他俩咕唧了半天.

The actor Patrick Stewart is a long-time baldy and proud of it.

演员帕特里克·斯图尔特早就秃头了，为此他还很得意。

I waited a long time for him to return.

我等他回来等了很长时间。

I haven't been here for a long time.

我已很久没来这里了。

I'd been vegan for a long time.

我坚持严格吃素已很久了。

It took a long time for the wounds to heal.

伤口过了很长时间才愈合。

He took a long time getting to sleep that night.

他那天晚上过了好长时间才睡着。