It was about four thousand years ago. Huangdi (Yellow Emperor) -the first legendary ruler in China went to the countryside to visit an old friend with his entourage.

大约四千年前，黄帝-传说中中国的第一个帝王，带著随从去乡村看望他的一个老朋友。

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I spent the evening with an old school friend.

我和一位老同学一起度过了那个夜晚。

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He entered the ring to spar a few one-minute rounds with an old friend.

他进了拳击场与一个老朋友练了几个一分钟回合的轻拳出击。

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First was with an old friend who was confronted with a drop-down box for her relationship status 11 choices.

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So when it came time to catch up with an old friend, I decided to eschew the average city break and instead set out with some windows-down playlists, a hearty appetite and a general plan to mess around with Texas on an easy riding road trip through the Lone Star State.

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In 1933, an old friend visited from America with a plan to take Smirnoff to the States.

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