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1 The dictionary will be published before long.

这本词典不久就要出版。

2 Mary expects long skirts will come in again soon.

玛丽预料长裙子不久又要风行起来。

3 It didn't take him long to get onto his new job.

他很快就熟悉了新工作。

4 They are bound to catch him before long.

他们肯定很快就会追上他的。

5 Once a lingua franca is established, it takes a long time to shift.

通用语言一旦形成，它的地位就不会在短时间内受到撼动。

6 Planes enable people to travel long distances in a short time.

飞机能使人们在短时间内做长途旅行。

7 To love that well which thou must leave ere long.

爱我吧,我在世的日子已不会太久.

8 Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries.

今天购入无用物,明天就得卖掉生活必需用品.

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