It happened that the plant downtown needed eight kids for temporary help during our spring break, for which I had no plans beyond listening to my favorite records.

碰巧市中心的工厂在春假期间需要8个孩子来临时帮忙，而我在这期间除了听自己喜欢的唱片之外，没有别的计划。

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It happened that as the horse was going a little too fast, and Tom was calling out, "Gently!"

那匹马碰巧跑得有点太快了，于是汤姆喊道：“慢点！”

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It happened that she was out when we called.

我们打电话时她刚巧不在家。

《牛津词典》

Now, a group of research scientists says it has found evidence of a similar event that happened about 13,000 years ago.

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It's the sage and serious doctrine of virginity that concludes the speech. It's clear that something's happened between 1634 and 1637.

它是总结演说,有关童贞的智慧而严肃的教义,很明显，在1634年到1637年间发生过什么。

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it just so happened that two other people I know from back home transferred the same time I did.

刚好我在家认识的两个人也和我同时转过来了。

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It happened that I had to go with my briefcase, a brown leather case.

CNN: Diaries of hope and hate: Five days in the Middle East

It happened that green and crazy summer when Frankie was twelve years old.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The Member of the Wedding'

How it happened that Master Cherry, a carpenter, found a piece of wood that cried and laughed like a little boy.

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