Lived for a while的意思|示意

But while Bolivians have lived off it for centuries, quinoa remained little more than a curiosity outside the Andes for years, found in health food shops and studied by researchers — until recently.

不过，尽管玻利维亚人以藜麦为食已有数个世纪，但多年来在安第斯山区之外这仍然是稀罕之物，直到最近，才进驻保健食物商店，才有研究者对其展开研究。

Neither in Scandinavia, where I grew up, nor in America, where I lived for a while, did I ever stumble upon the idea of paleness as a beautiful feature.

不管是在我长大的斯堪的纳维亚，还是在我曾经呆过的美国，我都没发现人们把苍白当成美的特征。

I've always lived for the future, while 'now' has been just a transition of some sort.

我总是在为未来而活，今天永远是某种过渡时期。

He says while research suggested these ill effects could be reversed within two years if the child lived in a smoke-free house, for many the ramifications of parental smoking were life-long.

他认为，尽管有研究表明，这些儿童在远离二手烟雾两年内其所受的损害会有所逆转，但是对于他们中的很多人来说，这种来自父母吸烟的危害将伴随终生。

I was with Tomas, a friend who'd lived with us for a while when he had been renovating his own house.

有个朋友叫托马斯，在他翻新房子时暂时住在我们这。

I asked him why he thought he'd lived longer than his friends and he thought for a while before saying softly: "One never does know."

我问他什么会认为他比他的朋友命长。良久，他轻轻地回答：“一个人永远都不会知道。”