The worst may be behind them now, but the shocking losses of the past few years have reshaped nearly every facet of their lives—how they live, work, and spend—even the way they think about the future.

最糟糕的情况可能已经过去，但过去几年令人震惊的损失几乎改变了他们生活的方方面面，包括他们的生活、工作和消费方式，甚至他们对未来的看法。

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"I reflect on my past days and think about the rest of the week," he said.

他说：“我反思过去的那几天，并思考这周剩下的时间。”

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In the past, "Made in China" made people think of cheap and poor quality products.

过去，“中国制造”会让人们想起价格低廉、质量差的产品。

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He's also friendlier on the track than many of the past champions think American Carl Lewis and Canadian Ben Johnson, who tried to intimidate opponents with their dagger-like glares.

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Oh, they are. And at the moment there is a bill that I think over the past couple of years has been presented to the legislator.

是的，现在,就有这样一个法案，在几年前,人们把它提交给了立法者。

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"Looking in the past, I think there has a weakness in the enforcement of the law and it has a lot to do with the way the law has been interpreted, to be honest."

VOA: standard.2010.04.27

So the election of Barack Obama brings back the memories of the past and people think that this is a progress from where America was maybe like 40 or 50 years ago.

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That, he hopes, will help change the whole culture of the company, to one where managers think for themselves and shed the bad habits of the past.

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And I think the actions and the steps that this administration has taken over the course of the past two years -- first and foremost, the President is -- and the team are looking at ideas.

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