普鲁姆说，说不定你现在看到的火鸡或小鸡羽毛上醒目的颜色也曾出现在恐龙的羽毛上。
Prum said this dinosaur had the kind of coloration you might find today on a particularly striking turkey or chicken.
几乎没有一个月不出现一本关于这个曾傲然自得的国度走向衰落甚或逼近衰亡(demise)的新书或学术文章。
Hardly a month passes without the appearance of a new book or learned article on the decline and imminent demise of a once proud country.
该研究中戒烟者都曾是严重吸烟者，他们曾每天至少吸一包，时间长达30年或更久，而且他们也都出现慢性支气管炎或肺气肿的迹象。
The former smokers in the study were all heavy users who smoked at least a pack of cigarettes a day for 30 years or more, and all of them also showed signs of chronic bronchitis or emphysema.
一颗星也没有， 无论是晨星曾经出现的地方或，是人们曾断言晨星会出现的地方。
There is no star where the Morning Star had been or where people have claimed it would be or something.
1917年或1918年末(时间没人能够确定)在堪萨斯州曾出现过一种相当厉害的小型流感病毒，这种病毒就是H1N1。
Once Upon a Time there was a little flu virus. It was probably born in Kansas in late 1917 or 1918, although nobody is really sure. Its name was H1N1. It grew up to be very wicked.
在监测11年后，其中369名志愿者不是死于冠心病，就是曾出现非致命的心脏病发作或心绞痛。
At an 11-year monitoring point, 369 of the volunteers had either died of coronary heart disease (CHD) or had had a non-fatal heart attack or angina.
古人常把形势险固、土地肥沃、物产丰富的地方称为“天府”或“天府之国”。 在中国历史上，曾先后出现过9个“天府之国”。
The ancient Chinese people usually regarded a locality with hazardous terrace, fertile land and abundant produce as the "Nature's Storehouse".
古人常把形势险固、土地肥沃、物产丰富的地方称为“天府”或“天府之国”。 在中国历史上，曾先后出现过9个“天府之国”。
The ancient Chinese people usually regarded a locality with hazardous terrace, fertile land and abundant produce as the "Nature's Storehouse".
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