The past was past; whatever it had been it was no more at hand.

过去的毕竟过去了；无论事情过去怎样，眼前已经不存在了。

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While she was looking at the place where it had been, it suddenly appeared again.

当她看着它原来所在的地方时，它突然又出现了。

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As grungy as the rock audience may have been, it wanted its music explosively amplified and expertly modulated; it wanted to hear the beat through its pores.

尽管摇滚乐的观众可能非常邋遢，摇滚乐仍然力图爆炸式地放大，并精细地调制其声响；它希望能透过毛孔听到节奏。

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Many of these late nineteenth century houses would not have been built had it not been for a major tragedy.

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It had been my accidental reading of fiction and literary criticism that had invoked in me vague glimpses of life's possibilities.

我偶尔会读小说和文学评述,这让我隐约地窥探到,生活的可能性，“

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Sure, voter turnout has been dropping, and it might appear that voters are apathetic about the political system.

是啊，现在参与投票的人越来越少，看起来投票人对政治体系相当冷漠。

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If the Lib Dems could have designed a Newcastle seat, this would have been it.

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And, with one or two exceptions, like Vega Sicillia, which is a world unto itself, that would have been it.

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Optimism about the six-month outlook for stocks has been it above its historical average for 21 consecutive weeks.

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