As the British zookeeper who discovered virgin births in Komodos put it, rather like buses, you wait for ages and then loads of them come along all at once.

正如发现巨蜥单性生殖的英国的动物园管理员所描述的，像等公共汽车一样，等了好长时间，然后一群小蜥蜴就一股脑地都出来了。

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Their only problem is that they don't have a proper appointment system. Sometimes you have to wait for ages there to see someone.

只有一个问题是合适的预约系统。有时你要等很长时间才能见到一个。

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So Brazil transports a relatively low-value commodity using the most expensive means, lorries, which are then forced to wait for ages because the docks are clogged.

因此巴西使用一种最昂贵方式来运送货值较低的商品-货车，因码头交通堵塞，不得不等上很长时间。

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So Brazil transports a relatively low-value commodity using the most expensive means, lorries, which are then forced to wait for ages because the docks are clogged.

ECONOMIST: Brazilian agriculture

After claiming our intended purchase, we waited in line. (Have you ever seen two boys, ages seven and nine, wait in a line?) Not without a penchant for distraction myself, I wandered momentarily out of the cue and asked the boys to stay in line.

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