a great while

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很久(以前)

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1.
I do not know when or where, but a great while before he died, poor fellow!
我不知道那是在什么时候，什么地方，不过远在他去世之前，可怜的家伙！
wǒ bù zhī dào nà shì zài shén me shí hou , shén me dì fang , bú guò yuǎn zài tā qù shì zhī qián , kě lián de jiā huo !
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2.
Indeed, after serious thinking of these things, I should be very melancholy, and sometimes it would last a great while.
的确，我每次把这些事情认真地想一下，就感到闷闷不乐，有时好半天都排解不开。
dí què , wǒ měi cì bǎ zhè xiē shì qíng rèn zhēn de xiǎng yí xià , jiù gǎn dào mèn mèn bú lè , yǒu shí hǎo bàn tiān dōu pái jiě bù kāi 。
3.
We haven't been here a great while, you know, but we have got acquainted with all our neighbors but you.
我们住到这里的时间虽然不长，可是除了你们家其他邻居我们都认识了。
wǒ men zhù dào zhè lǐ de shí jiān suī rán bù cháng , kě shì chú le nǐ men jiā qí tā lín jū wǒ men dōu rèn shi le 。
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4.
At last she sent me the joyful news that he was hanged, which was the best news to me that I had heard a great while.
最后她告诉我那可喜的消息，说他已经被绞死了，这是我很久以来所听到的最好的消息。
zuì hòu tā gào su wǒ nà kě xǐ de xiāo xi , shuō tā yǐ jīng bèi jiǎo sǐ le , zhè shì wǒ hěn jiǔ yǐ lái suǒ tīng dào de zuì hǎo de xiāo xi 。
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5.
And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come.
主耶和华阿，这在你眼中还看为小，又应许你仆人的家至于久远。
zhǔ yē hé huá ā , zhè zài nǐ yǎn zhōng hái kàn wèi xiǎo , yòu yīng xǔ nǐ pú rén de jiā zhì yú jiǔ yuǎn 。
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This was a narrow escape to me, and I was so frightened that I ventured no more at gold watch a great while.
这对于我真是死里逃生，我怕极了，以后许久都不敢再去扒金表。
zhè duì yú wǒ zhēn shì sǐ lǐ táo shēng , wǒ pà jí le , yǐ hòu xǔ jiǔ dōu bù gǎn zài qù bā jīn biǎo 。
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But once in a great while the longings of these two generations come together in a way we never really understand.
难得的是两代的渴望有时会结合在一起，那是我们不曾了解的。
nán dé de shì liǎng dài de kě wàng yǒu shí huì jié hé zài yì qǐ , nà shì wǒ men bù céng liǎo jiě de 。
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8.
Once in a great while, an individual will capture the imagination of people all over the world.
一旦逢重大的时刻，一个人将符合全世界人审美。
yí dàn féng zhòng dà de shí kè , yī gè rén jiāng fú hé quán shì jiè rén shěn měi 。
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9.
I kept close a great while upon the occasion of this woman's disaster.
这个女人的不幸事件发生之后，我在家里躲了很久。
zhè ge nǚ rén de bú xìng shì jiàn fā shēng zhī hòu , wǒ zài jiā lǐ duǒ le hěn jiǔ 。
10.
Mark 1 : 35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
可1：35次日早晨，天未亮的时候，耶稣起来，到旷野地方去，在那里祷告。
kě yì diǎn sān shí wǔ fēn cì rì zǎo chén , tiān wèi liàng de shí hou , yē sū qǐ lái , dào kuàng yě dì fāng qù , zài nà li dǎo gào 。
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