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大概得老半天才能找到停车位。 It'll probably take ages to find a parking space. | ||
他花了老半天时间在那些文件中搜寻。 He spent ages fossicking through the documents. | ||
那天黄昏时分，他坐在河神台上，对着那座铜钟呆了老半天。 The dusk witnessed his long stay at the altar in face of that copper bell. | ||
它又深又长，一个人耐心静静走去，要老半天才走完。 It is long and deep, so it will take you a long while to walk patiently and quietly through it from end to end. | ||
我们沿着西溪，翻山越岭，穿过果香扑鼻的苹果园，在黑龙潭附近待了老半天。 Following the West Valley, we climbed more peaks and ridges, passed through the fragrant apple orchard, and lingered for a while by Black Dragon Pool. | ||
真高兴没有告诉同事这个博客网站，我才不想为了怕说溜嘴，讲什么话还要检查老半天。 Am I ever glad that I decided not to tell anyone at work about my blog site, I would hate to have to censor what I say! | ||
走穿许多黄土铺地的大街小巷，街上许多行人，男女老幼，都是“慢条斯理”地互相作揖、请安、问好，一站就站老半天。 In the streets were a lot of pedestrians. Men and women, young and old were all bowing to each other and extending greetings in a leisurely way. | ||
