But , his long - cherished desire to know more about these matters , not only stopped him in his running away , but lured him back again 但是他那为时已久的探索这秘密的欲望不但让他停住了脚步,而且引诱他又跑了回去。
The administrators were neither incompetent nor stupid , but they faced multiple pressures : to hire new faculty to reduce average class size ; to develop new programs to address the changing needs of the state in which the school is located ; and to replace aging laboratory equipment 这些管理人员既不是没有能力,也不是愚蠢,但他们面临着多重压力:为了把一般的教学班变成小班,就要聘用新的教职员工;为了满足学校所在州的不断变化的需求,就要开设新的科目;还要更换为时已久的实验室设备。
已: stop; cease; end久: for a long time; long的: 4次方是 The fourth power of 2 i ...为时已晚: chaptertoo late; the fat is in the fire为时甚久的: long standing盼望已久的: much awaited; much―awaited期待已久的: long-anticipated由来已久的: deep seated失马锁慨,为时已晚: it is too late to shut the stable door after the horse has been stolen为时已晚的悔改: a death bed repentance被期待已久的: long-awaited被期待已久的答案: be the long awaited answer那是我渴望已久的: but it's been so long now all i do is盼望已久的假期: a long awaited vacation盼望已久的客人: long awaited guest; long-awaited guest是由来已久的问题: has been a long-standing problem说出积存已久的话: say sth that one has wanted to say for a long time消逝已久的忧伤: long gone blues由来已久的法律: institution: n.long established law customs or group由来已久的杀手: the flu:a historical killer珍藏已久的梦想: long-cherished desire多年的, 长久的, 由来已久的: of long standing经营已久的非法小贩: established illegal hawker经营已久的街头贩商: established street trader消耗已久的气井压力: open pressure