I have visited hotels throughout the country and have noticed that in those built before 1930 the quality of the original carpentry work is generally superior to that in hotels built afterward.

我参观过全国各地的酒店，注意到1930年以前建造的酒店，其木工手艺的质量通常要优于后来建造的酒店。

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Experts say that now as then, the risk that a disaster will turn into all-out catastrophe depends on both the local conditions before the event and the response afterward.

专家称现在就像以前，灾难转变成大灾祸的风险取决于事发前的当地条件和灾后的反应。

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Before the funeral my friend heard from many friends, but afterward people began to avoid him.

在举行葬礼前，朋友收到他的许多朋友的来信，但后来人们开始回避他。

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