人们第一次使用这个短语是在二十世纪初期时的美国。

The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century.

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半个多世纪以来，自民党一直统治着日本，只是在二十世纪初期有过短暂间歇。

FOR more than half a century the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has ruled Japan, with only a brief hiatus in the early 1990s.

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在二十世纪初期，人们认为溃疡是由压力和过度的胃酸引起的，告诉患者多休息，多吃清淡食品。

In the early 20th century ulcers were thought to be caused by stress and excess stomach acid and sufferers were told to rest and eat bland food.

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