Police investigated him for three years before the breakthrough came. 警方调查他3年之后才有了突破。

Another competition is coming off in the summer.

Several chances came our way but we missed them. 我们遇到过好几次机会，但都错过了。

I'm going to have to cancel our lunch – something's come up. 我将不得不取消我们的午餐，因为出了点儿事。

Ben had to go back to work – a problem's cropped up. 本必须回去工作，出了一点问题。

Christmas falls on a Saturday this year. 今年圣诞节适逢星期六。

All the murders have followed the same grisly pattern. 所有这些谋杀都按照同样可怖的模式发生。

The party went ahead as planned. 聚会按计划进行。

I was nowhere near here when the robbery went down. 抢劫发生的时候，我离这里还很远。

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

Sometimes I feel that life is just passing me by. 有时候我感觉生命正从我身边流逝。

I think Nicole's tricks are rebounding on her. 我认为尼科尔搞那些恶作剧，现在是自作自受。

The region has seen some of the fiercest fighting in the war. 这个地区见证了这场战争中的一些最惨烈的战斗。

There is a small problem that we need to discuss. 有个小问题我们需要讨论。