If Wilden took time off, he's not missing yet.要是威尔登休假了，他就不会失踪到现在

take time off抽出时间

He went to France to take time off.

他去法国度假。

We should take time off for relaxation.

我们应该找时间做休闲活动。

we have to act like we believe it.我们就得表现得如此

act like举止像 ...

It's small of him to act like that.

他那样做未免太小气了。

I don't want to act like my friend.

我不想像我朋友那样干。

Hey, well, if they had, there'd be somebody at the front door long before you'd read about it in the paper.要是有人发现，警察老早就来敲门了而不是让你从报纸上得知

long before在很久以前

Their marriage was washed up long before they separated.

他们分居前婚姻早已破裂了。

It was not long before tragedy struck again.

没多久，灾难又再次降临。

相关短语:before long不久以后

It looks as if it will rain before long.

看起来一会儿就要下雨了。

I hope to write to you before long.

我希望不久就能给你写信。