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People used to believe that at the equator the ocean would be boiling hot.
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(人们过去认为,在赤道处海水是滚烫的。) |
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People used to have 20 or 30 LP's and enjoy them, while now, people have hundreds or thousands of CD's which they rarely listen to, and almost never hear all the way through.
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人们过去可能有20或30LP唱片而经常听,而现在的人拥有数百或数以千计激光唱碟但他们却很少去听,而且几乎从不整张CD由头听到尾。 |
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People used to listen in regularly before the days of television.
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在电视出现以前,人们经常收听广播。 |
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People used to pay in gold.
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以前人们用金子来支付。 |
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People used to place total reliance on the government . The so-called iron rice bowl prevailed in the past , but things are quite different today .
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过去,人们习惯完全依靠政府。以前盛行所谓的“铁饭碗”,但今天的情况有很大的不同。 |
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People used to place total reliance on the government . The so-called " iron rice bowl " prevailed in the past , but things are quite different today .
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过去,人们习惯完全依靠政府。以前盛行所谓的“铁饭碗”,但今天的情况有很大的不同。 |
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People used to place total reliance on the government . The so-called “ iron rice bowl ” prevailed in the past , but things are quite different today .
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大家庭曾经被看做是一种福气。然而,今天,情况改变了,越来越多的中国家长意识到家庭成员越少越好。 |
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People used to say that woman's sphere was the home.
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人们从前常说女人的活动领域是家庭。 |
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People used to stay at home in their holidays in the past time.
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过去,人们常常在节假日期间呆在家里. |
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People used to steer by the stars.
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过去人们常常参照星星的方位来驾驶。 |
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People used to test coins that were offered in payment, to see if they rang true or were made of false metal.
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过去人们在收到付款时,常常试扔一下硬币,听听其声音是真的,还是由假金属制作的。 |