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A few years ago David Warsh, an economic journalist, lamented that the glare of the Nobel prize left other equally deserving economists, such as Mr Phelps, languishing “in the half-lit penumbra[9] of the shortlist”.
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几年前,经济新闻记者大卫?沃什悲叹诺贝尔奖的光环让其他一些同样应该获奖的经济学家如菲尔普斯“在候选人名单若明若暗的光影中渐渐黯淡了”。 |
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A few years ago divers, working in a wreck under the Red Sea, several times sighted a wrasse 20 feet long.
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几年前,在红海底一只沉船里工作的潜水员几次看到一条20英尺长的濑鱼。 |
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A few years ago it was fashionable to speak of a generation gap.
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几年前,代沟是一个非常流行的词。 |
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A few years ago it was not uncommon to see professional golfers drinking till late and going to a game next day with a hangover.
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几年前,我们经常看到职业高球员饮酒至深夜,隔天带着宿醉上场比赛。 |
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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。 |