There were a lot of other things that happened in the nineteenth century that advanced information technology and made finance really powerful.

9世纪还发生了许多其他的事情,推动了信息技术的进步,也使得金融开始强大起来。

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Back when I was coming up, there were a lot of gangs. There were a lot of, you know, the drug thing.

回想我长大的年代，那时有很多帮派。发生了许多与毒品相关的事情。

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