古时候，有一个喜欢花的国王。

In ancient times, there was a king who loved flowers.

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在古时候，这常常由一队拉行李的骆驼来完成。

In the old days this used to be done with a baggage train of camels.

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古时候没有多少女人有那么大的权力，我倒想看看她是怎么做到的。

Not many women were that powerful in ancient times, I'd like to have seen how she did it.

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Sanctuaries in the ancient world were understood to be the dwelling place of the deity.

在古时候，圣所被认为是,神的住所。

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Now, I don't know how far back it goes but it must be that in ancient times some people would say, all right you're going to be doing more work or you're contributing more to this enterprise, we'll give you a bigger share of the profits.

我不知道这能追溯到什么时候,但在古时候肯定有人说,好吧,你比别人干得多,你对公司的贡献更大,我们会把收入的大头给你

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