Not with this girl, this girl is perfect. But in the past, I've had lots of problems with roommates.

和这个女孩没吵过，她太完美了。但在过去，我和室友之间存在很多问题。

布鲁克林的房价 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

The newspaper article just told the story of a home owner who had subscribed to this company in the past but failed to renew his subscription.

这则新闻对一个房主进行了报道,他曾经是这家公司的会员,但没有去续费。

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So, there is a sense, in the Plains Indian, that he is both the embodiment of a noble, restrained lineage; but also, deep in that American past, is this sense of great excess.

草原印第安人有一种感觉，他既是高尚的化身，克制的血统;,但同时，在那段美洲过往的深处，是一种过度的感觉。

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But I've been living in Berkeley for the past 4 years,

但是我过去四年都是在伯克利度过的，

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