A long road, a long wait, a long queue

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1. 1

   running along a road

   这条路很长，开车要两个小时。

   zhè tiáo lù hěn cháng, kāi chē yào liǎng ge xiǎo shí.

   This road is long — two hours by car.

   Through the windscreen, the road running in one line to the horizon

2. 2

   running through time

   我在外面等了很长时间。

   wǒ zài wài miàn děng le hěn cháng shí jiān.

   I waited outside for a long time.

   The shadow at your feet having moved to the other side while you stood there

3. 3

   running down a hem

   这条裤子有点长，能改一改吗？

   zhè tiáo kù zi yǒu diǎn cháng, néng gǎi yi gǎi ma?

   These trousers are a bit long — can they be taken up?

   A hem covering the shoe and dragging on the floor

4. 4

   running through people

   前面的队太长了，我们换一家。

   qián miàn de duì tài cháng le, wǒ men huàn yì jiā.

   The queue ahead is too long — let's try somewhere else.

   A line of people running past the shop door and down to the end of the street

5. 5

   running across a term

   这是一份长期的工作，不是临时的。

   zhè shì yí fèn cháng qī de gōng zuò, bú shì lín shí de.

   This is a long-term job, not a temporary one.

   A contract's date field with a start close by and an end set far off