人们曾经认为地球是平的。

People used to think the earth was flat.

《牛津词典》

人们一度认为地球是平的。

People used to believe (that) the earth was flat.

《牛津词典》

这些椅子中有些是平脚的，这样可分散地面所受的压力。

Some of these chairs have flattened feet which spread the load on the ground.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

This is where I grow up in Hiratsuka, Japan Hiratsuka is about one hour by train from Tokyo.

这是日本的平冢,平冢距离东京大约一个小时的火车车程。

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That 45 times out of 100 the stock market will go up and the other 55 times out of 100 it will stay the same or go down.

就是,股票市场会走高的可能性是45%,剩下的55%,市场会走平或者走低

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