It was not long before I realized the enormity of my faux pas.

没过多久我就发现了我有多么的失礼。

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It was not long, till the roaring fir-trees tempted her again.

没过多久，呼啸的枞树又吸引了她。

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It was not long before green tea could be bought from the market.

不久绿茶就可以从市场上买到。

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As president, it was not long before he got into trouble in the battles of politics and government.

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As long as it was not abrupt, right? I may take my scissors, and cut out a foot in the middle.

这个过程并不是突然的，对吗？，我拿出一把剪刀，这时减掉中间的一英尺。

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That happened not too long ago, but it was just a really fantastic display of all his work.

那是不久前的事情，但它真的极好地展示了他所有的作品。

印象深刻的展示会 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

It was not long before critics and commentators starting calling his reform by another word: privatization.

NPR: Issue Shorthand: A Case of Name It and Flame It

It was not long before their son was stagestruck himself, attending an acting school for children.

BBC: Aznavour bids adieu

It was not long ago that RIM and Nokia were kings of the mobile world.

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