Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.

定量供应很久以前就结束了饼干过剩的情况。

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I threw it on my brother's bed and looked at it for a long time before I put it on and went out, smiling a "thank you" to my mom.

我把它扔在哥哥的床上，看了好长时间，才把它穿上，然后走了出去，微笑着对妈妈说了声“谢谢”。

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Taking a long breath, she put down her little bowl.

她深深地吸了一口气，放下了她的小碗。

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But such fast trains would take a long time to put in place in the United States.

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And this is a very fast speed, of course, it's about 700 million miles per hour. So, one way to put that in perspective is to think about how long it takes for a light beam to get from earth to the moon. Does anyone have any guesses? Eight seconds, that sounds good.

当然这是一个非常快的速度，它大约是每小时7亿英里,为了更形象化，我们,看看光从地球到月球,需要多少时间，你们猜猜是多少？,8秒，猜的不错。

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I put off using Facebook for a long time.

很长时间以后我才开始使用Facebook.

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Alternatively, long a FXY put.

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Ms Turner admitted she was "overwhelmed" by what she saw, did not check Miss Barton's chest, did not use a heart monitor correctly and took too long to put a canula in.

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America's immigration policies have long put a higher priority on family reunification than on employment.

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