We used to think they were a library of a sectarian community; now I think they think it was a pottery factory or something.

我们过去曾认为经文应该在一个教派群体的文库中;,现在我想大家认为它存在于一个类似于陶瓷厂的地方。

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What used to be a large french fry at McDonald's is now the small French fries and so a lot of people will order something, like they'll go to a restaurant and they'll say, well would you like small, medium or large?

现在小包的麦当劳薯条,过去曾是被叫做大包,所以当人们走进饭店,点餐的时候营业员问,你想要小包中包还是大包的薯条

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It used to be a different type of neighborhood at one point, it was very poor.

在过去的某个时候，这里曾是一个完全不同的社区，感觉很穷。

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