1·I'm sorry I haven't written to you for so long.
真抱歉，我这么长时间未给你写信了。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·I found it a strain having to concentrate for so long.
我觉得这么长时间全神贯注挺累的。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·It has been celebrated for so long, but nobody exactly knows how it started.
人们已经庆祝它很久了，但没有人确切地知道它是如何开始的。
4·We haven't had such a severe winter for so long, have we?
我们很久没有过这么冷的冬天了，不是吗？
5·What baffled scientists for so long is why is there a universe at all?
让科学家们困惑了这么长时间的到底是为什么会有宇宙呢？
6·What's baffled scientists for so long is "why is there a universe at all?".
让科学家们困惑了这么长时间的问题，是“为什么有宇宙？”。
7·When I look in the mirror, I'm proud of who I am even those "broken" parts that for so long seemed impossible to love.
当我照镜子时，我为自己感到骄傲，即使是那些长久以来似乎不可能被爱的“破碎”的部分。
8·It's disgraceful that they have detained him for so long.
真是可耻，他们扣押了他这么久。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·We hadn't heard from him for so long, we'd given him up for dead.
我们这么长时间没有他的音信，都以为他死了。
—— 《牛津词典》
10·Governments and party leaders can only hope to remain in favour with the public for so long.
政府和政党领导人们只能希望一直得到公众的支持。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》