But these waterways seem minute in comparison to the world's two lengthiest rivers—the Nile and the Amazon.

但与世界上两条最长的尼罗河和亚马逊河相比，这几条水道显得微不足道。

But pity doctors: complex surgery can go on for hours longer than that, although the lengthiest operations tend to be Shared by more than one team.

但是，对于医生而言，复杂的外科手术有时会超过12小时，虽然时间最长的手术往往由不止一个团队分担。

The exception, the lengthiest section of their report, is a lavish description of Terman's own recent studies, commencing with the words: "Terman devotes 102 pages of his latest book to...".

例外的部分，他们报告中冗长的部分，则用大量笔墨描述特曼最近的研究，开头是这样的话：“特曼将他新书的102页献给……”。