1. 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。

2. 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。

3. 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。

4. 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。

5. 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。

6. The lady who is standing behind the counter.
    站在柜台后面的那位女士。

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

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

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

10. That´s a long time.
    这个时间可不短。