Police investigated him for three years before the breakthrough came. 警方調查他3年之後才有了突破。

Another competition is coming off in the summer.

Several chances came our way but we missed them. 我們遇到過好幾次機會，但都錯過了。

I'm going to have to cancel our lunch – something's come up. 我將不得不取消我們的午餐，因爲出了點兒事。

Ben had to go back to work – a problem's cropped up. 本必須回去工作，出了一點問題。

Christmas falls on a Saturday this year. 今年聖誕節適逢星期六。

All the murders have followed the same grisly pattern. 所有這些謀殺都按照同樣可怖的模式發生。

The party went ahead as planned. 聚會按計劃進行。

I was nowhere near here when the robbery went down. 搶劫發生的時候，我離這裏還很遠。

This is the best thing that's ever happened to me. 這是我所碰上的最好的事情。

Sometimes I feel that life is just passing me by. 有時候我感覺生命正從我身邊流逝。

I think Nicole's tricks are rebounding on her. 我認爲尼科爾搞那些惡作劇，現在是自作自受。

The region has seen some of the fiercest fighting in the war. 這個地區見證了這場戰爭中的一些最慘烈的戰鬥。

There is a small problem that we need to discuss. 有個小問題我們需要討論。