They were all waiting on the starting line.

他们全都在起跑线上等待着。

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When summer comes, you'll see armies of tourists waiting in line in order to get a seat.

当夏天到来的时候，你会看到成群结队的游客排着队，只为抢到一个座位。

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Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, waiting in a line for lunch.

排队吃午饭前，每个人都很平静，礼貌和友好。

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In one area was a blank canvas that had been waiting twenty-five years for the first line of paint.

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His traditional white Arab tunic is no longer very white, and he gives off the odor of someone who's slept in his car for the past two days in the baking heat - waiting in line.

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And that means that when there are people in Mexico City waiting in line and paying their fees and doing everything right, and they are having to wait for years, and then other folks are coming in without waiting in line -- that's not fair.

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While waiting in line, real-life Cars characters like Lightning McQueen, Mater and DJ come to life.

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