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There used to be a post office there.
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以前在那里有一个邮局。 |
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There used to be a project called SETI, the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence.
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过去有一个这通常被称为SETI的项目,即对外星智能的探索项目。 |
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There used to be a shop near the school, but it has been moved to another place.
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学校附近曾经有一家商店,不过现在已经搬到另外的地方去了。 |
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There used to be an old joke in America that people should take a bath once a week, whether they need one or not.
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以前在美国有一个老笑话,说不管人们需不需要,他们至少每个礼拜该洗一次澡。 |
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There used to be five big pine trees in my hometown.
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我的家乡过去有五棵大松树。 |
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There used to be much snapdragon growing on the walls opposite my freshman's rooms there, and I had for years taken it as the emblem of my own perpetual residence even unto death in my University.
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我做一年级生所住的房间对面的墙上,总是长满了金鱼草,我过去曾以为它是一种标帜,表明我将永远住在我的大学里,直到死亡。 |
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There used to be public executions.
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处决囚犯过去都是公开执行的。 |
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There used to be some low, shabby houses in this city.
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这个城市过去曾经有一些低矮、破旧的房屋。 |
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There usually exist contradiction between comfort and energy-conservation.
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然而,在舒适与节能之间往往存在着矛盾。 |
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There usually was incomplete learning in the first place.
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这通常首先是不完全的学习的结果。 |
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There was some time when woman were not allowed to take part in sports.
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意思是:那个女人不被允许(被禁止)参加运动有一段时间了。 |