It was only thirty years ago that the building industry felt confident enough to erect office blocks of steel and reinforced concrete that had more than a dozen floors.

建筑行业是从30年前才开始有信心建造超过12层楼高的钢筋混凝土结构的办公大楼。

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"What art thou doing there?" said he at last, "I knew long ago that the devil would trip me up."

“你在这里干嘛？”他终于说道，“老早之前我就知道那鬼家伙会害死我。”

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Missus Gardner once said that she decided years ago that the greatest need in her country was art.

加德纳太太曾经说过，她很多年前就认为，在她家乡，最需要的是艺术。

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Mrs. Gardner once said that she decided years ago that the greatest need in her country was art.

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It just reinforces the point that I was trying to make a few moments ago that the crucial question is not survival per se.

这将强化我刚才试图阐明的一点,就是关键问题不是存在本身。

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Yeah, he's a good player. But a few years ago, one of the reasons that United bought that player,

他是个很好的球员。但是几年前，联队买他的原因之一，

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Confucius told us long ago that the longest journey begins with a single step.

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However, I learned a long time ago that the world cares little about my tender sympathies.

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Steinbrenner revealed two weeks ago that the team had talked with Cano's agent, Scott Boras.

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