I don't think it was as glorious as everybody made it out to be.

我认为这不像大家说的那样了不起。

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My car's not as reliable as it used to be.

我的车不像过去那样靠得住了。

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It wasn't quite as simple as I thought it would be.

这事不完全像我想的那么简单。

《牛津词典》

Also,the root can stay in the ground for as long as three years, so it can be harvested as needed.

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As it becomes more of a unity it will be like a household instead of a polis and a human being instead of a household.

当它愈趋近于一体,它变成像是家庭，而非都会,更像一个个体，而非家庭。

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Because it gets your imagination going. So yes, I would say absolutely as a student, it would be a place to visit.

因为它激发你的想象。所以是的，我认为对一个学生来说，这里绝对值得参观。

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The PC as we know it may be dying, but the PC as it will be is just getting started.

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It might be nice to portray Islam as it could be, but the problem is the faith as it is, she argues.

ECONOMIST: Muslim futures

"We wanted it be as accessible to English professors as it would be to hard-core Nintendo guys, " said Mr. Hoey.

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