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121. 有时我想知道是什么花了我这么长时间才找到我的男朋友。

     yǒu​shí wǒ xiǎng zhī​dao shì shén​me huā le wǒ zhè​me cháng​shí​jiān cái zhǎo dào wǒ​de nán​péng​you.

     Sometimes I wonder what took me so long to find my boyfriend.

     Source: CCMatrix

122. 我们倾向于认为冰箱是一种尽可能长时间保存食物的工具。

     wǒ​men qīng​xiàng​yú rèn​wéi bīng​xiāng shì yī​zhǒng jǐn​kě​néng cháng​shí​jiān bǎo​cún shí​wù de gōng​jù.

     We tend to think of the refrigerator as a tool to preserve food for as long as possible.

     Source: CCMatrix

123. 节省开支，避免长时间的等待，让你的烟囱在春天检查和清洗。

     jié​shěng kāi​zhī, bì​miǎn cháng​shí​jiān de děng​dài, ràng nǐ de yān​cōng zài chūn​tiān jiǎn​chá hé qīng​xǐ.

     Save money and avoid a long wait by having your chimney inspected and cleaned in the spring.

     Source: CCMatrix

124. 护士承担着很大的责任，因为他们花了很长时间与病人在一起。

     hù​shi chéng​dān zhe hěn dà de zé​rèn, yīn​wèi tā​men huā le hěn cháng​shí​jiān yǔ bìng​rén zài​yī​qǐ.

     Nurses bear great responsibility because they spend a long time with patients.

     Source: CCMatrix

125. 我们一起工作了很长时间，正因为如此，我们能够快速轻松地沟通。

     wǒ​men yī​qǐ gōng​zuò le hěn cháng​shí​jiān, zhèng​yīn​wèi rú​cǐ, wǒ​men néng​gòu kuài​sù qīng​sōng de gōu​tōng.

     We’ve worked together for a long time, and because of that we’re able to communicate quickly and easily.

     Source: CCMatrix

126. 所有好主意都是从坏点子开始的，这就是为什么要花这么长时间。

     suǒ​yǒu hǎo​zhǔ​yi dōu shì cóng huài​diǎn​zi kāi​shǐ de, zhè jiù​shì wèi​shén​me yào huā zhè​me cháng​shí​jiān.

     All good ideas start out as bad ideas, that’s why it takes so long.

     Source: CCMatrix

127. 一年中最热的时候是从十二月到三月，在长时间的降雨开始之前。

     yī nián zhōng zuì rè de shí​hou shì cóng shí'èr​yuè dào sān​yuè, zài cháng​shí​jiān de jiàng​yǔ kāi​shǐ zhī​qián.

     The hottest time of year is from December to March, before the long rains begin.

     Source: CCMatrix

128. 疼痛通常会在几周内改善，但肿胀可能需要更长时间才能完全消失。

     téng​tòng tōng​cháng huì zài jǐ zhōu nèi gǎi​shàn, dàn zhǒng​zhàng kě​néng xū​yào gèng cháng​shí​jiān cái​néng wán​quán xiāo​shī.

     The pain usually improves within a few weeks, but the swelling may take longer to completely disappear.

     Source: CCMatrix

129. 当我们长时间坐着时，我们的新陈代谢，血液流动和肌肉活动都会减少。

     dāng wǒ​men cháng​shí​jiān zuò zhe shí, wǒ​men de xīn​chén​dài​xiè, xuè​yè liú​dòng hé jī​ròu huó​dòng dōu huì jiǎn​shǎo.

     When we sit for a long period, our metabolism, blood flow and muscle activity all decrease.

     Source: CCMatrix

130. 例如，他们知道公交车需要更长时间才能停下来，而且会突然产生大量行人。

     lì​rú, tā​men zhī​dao gōng​jiāo​chē xū​yào gèng cháng​shí​jiān cái​néng tíng xià​lai, ér​qiě huì tū​rán chǎn​shēng dà​liàng xíng​rén.

     They know that buses take longer to stop, for example, and can suddenly produce lots of pedestrians.

     Source: CCMatrix