某位有威望的市民早在半个世纪之前就已经留置了一大笔钱，为的是增长利息，积累足够的资金建造这座桥。

Some worthy citizen had set aside a large sum half a century previously in order to accrue interest and build up enough funds to build the bridge.

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某位有威望的市民早在半个世纪之前就已经留置了一大笔钱，为的是增长利息，积累足够的资金建造这座桥。

Some worthy citizen had set aside a large sum half a century previously in order to accrue interest and build up enough funds to build the bridge.

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