That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation.

那是在物价飞涨、生活艰难的往昔。

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IT LOOKED like a scene from the bad old days.

这画面看起来象是过去战乱年代的一个写实。

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COULD the bad old days of stagflation be about to return?

旧日滞涨会重现吗？

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The scene prompted some commentators to recall the bad old days when the AU's predecessor, the Organization of African Unity, was known as the Club of Dictators.

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You don't wanna have it depreciate all the time, and that goes back to the bad old days of inflation.

想必没人愿意看它一直贬值下去吧，搞不好又回到了通货膨胀的灰色岁月。

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Jumblatt,however, blasted Hezbollah for using the release for political capital and questioned whether more political assassinations were in the cards now that the men were free: He says that the release of the generals was a sad spectacle, because they were symbols of the former Syrian tutelage over Lebanon, reminding us of the bad,old days.

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Frankie Hackett, from Brake, said she was worried about going back to "the bad old days".

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How do we know that the bad old days of eugenics are truly over?

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And they worry that, as local officials gradually resume responsibility, the bad old days will return.

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