My watch was dissembled for a period of time, perhaps we should say my watch didn't exist during that period of time.

我的手表在修理的时候消失了，我们或许该说我的手表,在修理的那段时间，并不存在。

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I had been living in Japan for two years prior to meeting her. I'd been over there,

在认识她之前，我在日本住了两年。那段时间我一直呆在日本，

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