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A few years ago most economists argued that the spectacle of poor countries bankrolling America's deficits was the perverse and unsustainable consequence of American profligacy.
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在几年前,大多数经济学都认为,穷国资助美国赤字的壮观景象是美国人肆意挥霍所产生的不正常也不可持续的结果。 |
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A few years ago there was unrest in the country at large.
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这个国家大体上都盼望有巨大的改革。 |
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A few years ago this factory was still regarded as the Cinderella of the printing trade, but now it is very famous.
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几年前这个工厂还被认作印刷业的灰姑娘,但现在它已非常有名气。 |
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A few years ago when I was 18, I was dating a girl from Edinburgh.
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故事发生在几年前,那时我刚好十八岁,正在跟爱丁堡的一个女孩约会。 |
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A few years ago, I attended my father's registry office do in a vintage dress, jangly jewellery and high-heeled boots.
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几年前,我就穿着复古的服装、戴着叮当响的首饰、套着高跟靴参加了我父亲在婚姻登记处的婚礼。 |
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A few years ago, a picture of Mona Lisa was made out of slices of bread baked to different colours.
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几年前,一幅《蒙娜·丽莎》的画是用烘焙成不同颜色的面包片做成的。 |
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A few years ago, all the Border Collies in a sheepdog trial would have been black and white or tricolor.
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几年前,在牧羊比赛中边境基本是黑白色或三色。 |
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A few years ago, geneticists managed to get rice to produce one of the enzymes needed for C4 photosynthesis by transplanting the relevant gene from maize.
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几年前,遗传学家通过将玉米中的相关基因转入水稻,从而在水稻中成功合成了C4光合作用必需酶的一种。 |
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A few years ago, he would have become a nuisance.
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如果几年前,他可能就变成惹祸精了。 |
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A few years ago, it would have needed a shoe-box of electronics to drive it, and it would still have been hit-or-miss.
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几年前,它还需要鞋盒那么大的电子器件来驱动,而且还经常搞错。 |
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A few years ago, sociology is the most popular subject for undergraduate.
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几年之前,社会学是大学本科生最欢迎的课程。 |