zhè / jiàn / shì / wǒ / jiǔ / yǐ / tīng / shuō / zhǐ / shì / yì / zhí / méi / yǒu / jī / huì / gào / sù / nǐ

这件事我久已听说，只是一直没有机会告诉你。

I heard about this long ago, but I never had a chance to tell you.