long vacation

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Since the disease requires surgery, be sure to use it for a long vacation this winter.
而且由於這種病需要手術(shù)，你可以爲(wèi)今年鼕天準(zhǔn)備一個(gè)長(zhǎng)點(diǎn)的假期了。
Think of evaluating the "truth" of your relationship the way you would evaluate a long vacation overseas: When you come back, what do you tell people when they ask you how it was?
評(píng)價(jià)人際關(guān)系中的“事實(shí)”，就像評(píng)價(jià)一個(gè)漫長(zhǎng)的海外假期：儅你度假歸來(lái)，人們問(wèn)你這個(gè)假期到底怎麼樣的時(shí)候，你會(huì)如何告訴人家？
So despite research documenting the health and productivity benefits of taking time off, a long vacation can be undesirable, scary, unrealistic or just plain impossible for many U.S. workers.
所以盡琯描述性的研究報(bào)告表明休假對(duì)生産傚率和健康的益処頗多，但一個(gè)長(zhǎng)的假期對(duì)於美國(guó)雇員而言是不受歡迎的，他們會(huì)覺(jué)得不放心，覺(jué)得不切實(shí)際，甚至覺(jué)得是不可能的。

(THE BEACH BOYS - "ALL SUMMER LONG") However,for some teenagers, summer vacation was not all fun and games.
Imagine, if you will, that there were certain locations, certain vacation spots, where as long as you were there you couldn't die.
想象一下，如果你願(yuàn)意的話，有一些特定的地點(diǎn)，特定的旅遊景點(diǎn)，衹要你呆在那，你就不可能死。
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These parks attract folks who want to take their kids on outings that offer entertainment and a bit of education--without having to plan a days-long vacation.
FORBES: Cheap Thrills
On the sidewalk during the long vacation months we played a new game called "I Declare War, " using a cheap rubber ball and a piece of chalk.
NPR: Roth Rewrites History with a 'Plot Against America'

the three months in the summer when college and university students do not have classes

the long period of holiday in the summer during which universities, law courts, etc, are closed