1. It didn't take me long to lose my eagerness to answer questions.
    没有多久，我便不再渴望回答问题了。

2. If she stayed in the shower too long, her mom or dad usually banged on the door to rush her so she grabbed a towel and dried off.
    要是她在浴室待得太久，她爸爸或妈妈就会砰砰地敲门催她快点。她赶紧抓了条浴巾，把身子擦干。

3. It was so long it was down below my shoulders."
    头发那么长，都长过肩膀了。"

4. I reach for the long, thin fingers that are lying on the chest.
    我伸手去触摸她放在胸口的细长手指。

5. In both Japan and China, people have long believed that earthquakes can be forecast.
    在日本和中国，人们长期以来一直相信地震是可以预测的。

6. Insurance companies and HMOs increasingly are paying hospitals a set amount for each patient, regardless of how long they stay.
    越来越多的保险公司和保健组织，不论病人住院多久，只为每位病人向医院支付一笔固定金额的费用。

7. It does not matter what you are first at as long as you are first at something.
    只要你在某件事上排第一，就算你行，至于它是什么事情，则无关紧要。

8. It is a goal that he hopes will be welcomed among native peoples who have long struggled for the same end.
    他希望这一目的会得到土著民族的接受。长期以来，他们一直在为同样的目的进行抗争。

9. Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time.
    果汁放置日久会发酵.

10. For them the working hours are never long enough.
    对他们来说，工作时间总不会太长，