1. The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.
    由于桥身太长，设计者不得不考虑了地表的形状。

2. These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres.
    这些展品却使人大开眼界。靠墙排列着许多细长的电线，而电线又连着金属球。

3. They employed a few farmhands, but no one was willing to work there long.
    他们雇了几个农工，但谁也不愿意在那儿长期工作下去。

4. The guests had, of course, realized this from the moment Bessie opened the door for them and, long before the final catastrophe, had had a difficult time trying to conceal their amusement.
    客人们自然从贝西为他们开门那一刻起就看出来了，在好长一段时间里，即最后这个乱子发生前，他们努力克制才没笑出声来。

5. Things owned for a long time are full of associations with the past, perhaps with relatives who are dead,
    东西搁得时间久了，便会充满着与过去岁月的联系，比方说与死去的亲戚有关。

6. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.
    明天他将焦急地注视着女儿游过这段漫长的距离到达英国。

7. Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long.
    尽管他设法拍了一些十分精彩的照片，但他却不能在火山附近停留太长的时间。

8. Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react.
    虽然声音听得很清楚，但我过了好一会儿才作出反应。

9. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these ´monsters´ which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.
    虽然人们常常对水手们讲的故事付诸一笑，但现在看来，人们有时看到的这些"妖怪"很多不过是些奇怪的鱼。

10. That was a long time ago, wasn´t it?
    那是好久以前的事了。是吗？