By the end of the summer, he realized the mathematical approach he had been pursuing for almost three years was flawed.

到夏天结束时，他意识到自己追求近三年的数学方法是有缺陷的。

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The couple had been dating for almost three years.

这对情侣谈恋爱差不多三年了。

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He crossed some large deserts. The journey took almost three years.

他穿过了一些大沙漠。这段旅程花了将近三年的时间。

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A document setting out rules for democratic succession was approved almost three years ago, but has been ratified by only three of the 15 countries needed to take effect.

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Almost three years later, now-President Obama returned to Iowa City.

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Schirra had been the pilot on an almost perfect Mercury flight three years before.

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After almost three years of legal maneuvers, Anthony's capital murder trial began on May 24, 2011.

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Almost three years later Xilinx has lost its sheen after suffering through two years of minuscule growth.

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How do almost three years worth of real estate taxes sneak up on you like that ?

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