This was how things worked not very long ago.

就在不久前发生了这样的事。

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Not very long ago, it was also unthinkable that a virus would shut down nations and that safety nets would be proven so disastrously lacking in flexibility.

不久以前，人们还无法想象一种病毒能使众多国家封闭，而安全网被证明是如此灾难性地缺乏灵活性。

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The problem was solved not very long ago.

这个问题不久前被解决了。

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Not very long ago, Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart had the world at their feet.

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