早餐以后已经过了很长时间了。

It's a long time since breakfast.

youdao

已经过了很长时间了，这事依然没有指望。

It's been a long time. And it's just not happening.

youdao

已经过了很长时间了，我到底还需要多长时间？

Maybe, I need some time. But, What time?

youdao

We looked last time at Saint Peter's declamatory speech in Lycidas, and we spent a lot of time on it.

我们上次读过了圣彼得在“利西达斯“中说的话，花了很长时间研究这段话。

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We've talked--we spent a lot of time talking about that--the most popular music, virtually all of it--although after the fact people try to write it down.

我们说过，我们花了很长时间讨论过，大部分流行乐　,可以说是所有流行乐，虽然事实上人们确实会想把它写下来。

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