1.我喜欢听音乐，因为它让我感到放松。l like listening to music because it makes me feel relaxed
2．谭(盾)为什么能在东西方之间建一座桥梁?Why was Tan able to build  a bridgebetween the East and the West?
3.“我迟到了,因为交通太拥挤，”她上气不接下气地说。"I'm late because there was  too much traffic ，”she said, out of breath
4．这场歌剧演了一个半小时。The opera lasted for one and a half hours

breath n.呼吸
[观察] it took us a few minutes to get our breath back after the race.赛跑后我们用了好几分钟才恢复了正常呼吸。
i ran so fast that I was out of breath.我跑得太快，因而上气不接下气。
It is difficult to breathe at these high altitudes.在这些海拔高的地方呼吸很困难。