The deal was a long shot, but Bagley had little to lose.

A long time ago they laid the track into the valley, bored the mine shafts.

他们很久以前就把轨道辅进了山谷, 打起了矿井.

A long time ago, the tiny country of Switzerland was conquered by Austria.

很久以前, 瑞士这个小国被奥地利侵占.

Aristotle, who described man as a political animal, lived a long time ago.

亚里士多德生活在距今很久远的时代, 他曾把人说成是一种政治动物.

Eisenhower, clod and grumpy, said, " Well, I thought you should have done this a long time ago. "

艾森豪威尔冷淡而粗暴地说: “ 唔, 我认为你早就应该这样做了. ”

If I wanted to get married , I'd have done so a long time ago.

我要结婚呢, 早结婚了.

'They got me a long time ago,'said O'Brien with a mild, almost regretful irony.

“ 他们早就把我逮到了, ” 奥勃良说,口气里略带一种几乎感到歉意的讽刺.

I forgave her a long time ago.

我早已原谅她了.

The population here had cleared out a long time ago.

这里的居民很久以前就都走光了.

The lake was ponded by lavas a long time ago.

这条湖是很久以前熔岩堵塞河道形成的.

A long time ago, men hunted for their food.

很久以前, 男人以捕猎为生.

I don't know where you'll find your sister after all these years ; she moved away from the town a long time ago.

你妹妹早就从这个市镇搬走了,时隔多年了我不知道你去哪儿能找到她.

He made a promise to his great-grandfather? That would have been a long time ago.

他曾向他的曾祖父许下承诺？那准是很久以前的事情了。

In my neighbourhood, the local crack dealers would have taken him out a long time ago.

我们这片的本地毒贩早就想废了他了。

He must have started writing his book a long time ago.

他一定很久以前就开始写这本书了。

Recently I've started to do a lot of walking and cycling.

最近我开始经常散步和骑自行车。

Of course, there'squite obviously a lot of synergy between the two companies.

当然，这两家公司间非常明显地产生了巨大的协同效应。

HDTV is especially useful if there are a lot of special effects.

有很多特效的时候，高清电视就格外有用了。

Both teams played with a lot of quality, pace and tempo.

两支球队的水平都很高，节奏和速度都很快。

You get a lot of unruly drunks fighting each other.

有很多无法无天的醉鬼在相互斗殴。

A lot of this has to do with power and greed.

凡此种种都和权力与贪欲有关。