If Wilden took time off, he's not missing yet.要是威爾登休假了，他就不會失蹤到現在

take time off抽出時間

He went to France to take time off.

他去法國度假。

We should take time off for relaxation.

我們應該找時間做休閑活動。

we have to act like we believe it.我們就得表現得如此

act like舉止像 ...

It's small of him to act like that.

他那樣做未免太小氣了。

I don't want to act like my friend.

我不想像我朋友那樣干。

Hey, well, if they had, there'd be somebody at the front door long before you'd read about it in the paper.要是有人發現，警察老早就來敲門了而不是讓你從報紙上得知

long before在很久以前

Their marriage was washed up long before they separated.

他們分居前婚姻早已破裂了。

It was not long before tragedy struck again.

沒多久，災難又再次降臨。

相關短語:before long不久以后

It looks as if it will rain before long.

看起來一會兒就要下雨了。

I hope to write to you before long.

我希望不久就能給你寫信。