1. The days are long and the nights are short.
    因为此时白天长而夜晚短，

2. The days are short and the nights are long.
    因为此时白天短而夜晚长，

3. That´s a long time.
    这个时间可不短。

4. The Miller walked at the head of the procession in a long black coat, saying:
    磨坊主身穿一件长长的黑色外衣，走在送葬队伍的最前面，说道：

5. The winter nights are long.
    冬季夜长，

6. The summer days are long.
    夏季日长，

7. This building is eleven hundred feet long, fronted by ten columns.
    大会堂长一千一百英尺，正面是十根圆形柱子。

8. There she sold the rum at a profit, bought the slaving hardware — chains and shackles to put on the captives — and foodstuffs for a long voyage.
    船在那里把罗木酒卖了，赚了一笔钱，买了一批贩奴用的工具——拴捆奴隶的手铐和脚镣——以及可供长期航海用的食品。

9. This Gregorian-calendar year, remarkably accurate as it is, is about 26 seconds too long.
    这种格列高利日历年虽然已十分精确，却还是长出了26秒。

10. Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush.
    汤姆提着一桶刷墙浆，拿着一根长柄刷，出现在人行道上。