He seated himself there, as on the preceding day, surveying from a distance, and clearly making out, the white bonnet, the black dress.
和前一天一样,他在那里坐了下来,从远处望着,清清楚楚地认出了那顶白帽子、那件黑裙子。
By contrast, they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1650 to1750, when England was still a completely agricultural country.
相比之下,在1650年到1750年之前的几百年里,英国还完全是一个农业国家。
This phrase serves as a connecting link between the preceding and the following.
这个短语起到了承上启下的作用。
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