Long before the emergence of the written word, ballads, accompanied by music and dance, and myths, passed around by word of mouth, were widely popular.

与舞蹈和音乐相伴的歌谣跟口头流传的神话，远在文字出现之前就已大量产生。

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By looking for employees you are taking on a long process before finding someone suitable and by then you may have lost potential customers.

你是通过寻找雇员承担一个漫长的过程，然后才能找到合适的人，而那时你可能遗失了潜在的顾客。

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By her account, it wasn't long before she was approached by two men and a woman who asked her what was wrong.

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It wasn't long before she was approached by two males and a female who asked her what was wrong.

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There's a sense throughout Testosterone Inc. that a man can only rampage for so long before being brought to heel by time and mortality.

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