A few years ago it was virtually impossible to find superior quality coffee in local shops.

几年前在当地的商店里几乎不可能买到上好的咖啡。

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A long time ago it belonged to an emperor.

很久以前，它属于一个皇帝。

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A long time ago it was widely believed that there was life on Mars.

很久以前，人们普遍认为火星上有生命。

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More than one billion eight hundred million vehicles have used the bridge since it opened more than seventy years ago.

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Now as I say, I made this calculation some years ago It doesn't really matter how inaccurate it's going to be As we'll see it's very rough but it makes the point ? How many people are there?

现在就像我说的，我很多年前做了这个计算,到底它有多不精确其实无所谓,我们会看到,这个计算很粗糙,但却给出了一个说明,有多少人？

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And I think it was made pretty famous by the movie quite a lot, a short time ago with Hugh Grant.

我觉得很大程度上是电影让它出名了，前段时间的休•格兰特演的电影。

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Two weeks ago it unveiled Groupon Now, a smartphone app that gives immediate, localized deals.

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Not long ago it opened a kosher kitchen that serves 300 meals a day.

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We had a day in New York where a few weeks ago it was 71 degrees.

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