He has been gone for a long time, for me, he was always an excellent shoemaker.

他走了很长时间了，对我来说，他一直是一个出色的鞋匠。

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That which is past for a long time, is gone.

事情已经过去了好长时间。

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But I really haven't gone for a picnic for a long time.

不过我真的很久没有出去野餐了。

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It takes so long that by the time the spaceship comes back, 100 years will have gone by.

去了很久，以至于宇宙飞船回来的时候，100年都已经过去了。

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Been a long time gone, Constantinople.

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