That's a decrease from 8.1% in the years before the recession.

这比经济衰退前8.1%的数字有所下降。

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In the years before the financial crisis kicked in, American demand contributed to global growth.

金融危机发生前的几年，美国需求推动全球经济增长。

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With hindsight, it is clear the structure of the sector in the years before 2007 was an accident waiting to happen.

事后想来，有一点十分明确——银行业在2007前那些年的结构，注定了一场事故将无可避免。

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Jayhawkers were free-state guerrilla fighters opposed to the pro-slavery fighters in the years before the Civil War.

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Excavations at Jericho and Ai indicate that both of these towns were ; laid waste at least 200 years before the probable time of Joshua; so there weren't even any walls in Jericho at the time of Joshua.

耶利哥和艾城的挖掘都显示这两个城镇,都在约书亚前200年就已被毁损;,因此在约书亚时期，耶利哥根本就没有城墙。

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He's born, in fact, twenty years before the American Civil War.

他是在美国内战结束后的二十年出生的。

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Bank profits soared in the years before the crisis as Western economies binged on cheap credit.

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Those who missed out in the years before the ruling can also make backdated claims.

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In some respects, Samsung reminds me of Sony in the years before it all went wrong.

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