It used to be hard to come home after a stressful day at work to a quiet house.

曾经对我来说，在紧张的一天后回家是一件很难受的事。

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It used to be hard to find out what your coworkers and other professionals in your industry get paid. But now, several resources have attempted to opened that black box, says Ms. DE Lande Long.

德兰·德隆女士表示，在以前，要想知道你的同事和其他业内同行的收入还是比较困难的，不过如今就有很多的了解途径了。

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Life is not as hard as it used to be, but many of the older Inuits hate modern life and want to go back to the old days.

生活不像以前那么艰难了，但是许多年老的因纽特人讨厌现代生活，想回到过去的日子去。

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While it used to be hard to find people who knew how to program GPUs, now universities are teaching GPU programming.

FORBES: For Pricing Options and Managing Risk, Look to GPUs

It used to be hard to get the Vietnamese government to comment on anything of more than parochial concern, but now it has become an enthusiastic issuer of statements on world affairs, especially since joining the Security Council.

ECONOMIST: We want to be your friend

"It used to be very hard to find enough grazing land here in Greenland because grass just didn't grow here, " Frederiksen said while inspecting the new lambs.

CNN: Farming to the fore as Greenland ice thaws