Since then , its members have been embroiled in a decades - long argument over whether to dust off their longboats 自从那时起，该组织的成员就被卷入了一场旷日持久、关于是否应该允许捕鲸人重操旧业的争论。
Episode ii ignited the clone wars , exploding on the screen as the battle of geonosis , the first engagement of the lengthy conflict 星球大战第二集点燃了克隆人战争，我们看到的吉奥诺西斯战争，是这旷日持久的大战的第一次战役。
As the longest distance running race in the world , marathon became a word used to describe protracted and long - lasting process . the same with its chinese version ma la song 马拉松是距离最长的赛跑，所以这个词也跟英文一样，有旷日持久的意思。
The milestone has reignited a perennial debate between developing and developed countries : who should take responsibility for preventing catastrophic global warming 这次划时代的事件已经使发展中国家和发达国家之间旷日持久的争论再起：谁应该为预防日益恶化的全球变暖负责？
Our good society is disfigured by huge debts : entrenched poverty , persistent racial tension , the breakdown of the family and staggering budget deficits 我们这个美好的社会因存在大量的债务而变得丑陋：难以消除的贫困现象，旷日持久的种族对立，分崩离析的家庭细胞，骇人听闻的财政赤字。
We should also not forget in many of the world ‘ s countries drought , chronic water shortage , is a fact of life , especially in the african sahel region bordering the sahara desert 我们还不应该忘记，在世界上许多国家，尤其是比邻撒哈拉沙漠的非洲萨赫尔地区，旷日持久的干旱缺水是必须面对的现实。
Never before have israelis faced such a sustained , indiscriminate bombardment in their own homes ; by comparison , saddam hussein ' s scud missiles of 1991 were a passing squall 此前，以色列人从未在其家园遭受过如此旷日持久，不分清红皂白的炮击；相比之下， 1991年萨达姆的飞毛腿导弹则是一场短暂的疾风暴雨。
In america slave descendants are fighting a long - running legal battle , in a class - action lawsuit , to get financial compensation from corporations alleged to have benefited from slavery 美洲的奴隶后裔们正在进行一场旷日持久的法律之战，这是一场集体诉讼，他们期望那些从奴隶贸易中受益的公司能给予经济赔偿。
