On the other side there's the depiction, worn with age, of something that was important long, long ago, but not to me.

在另一面，随着岁月的流逝，描绘的东西在很久很久以前是有着重要的价值的，但对我而言无足轻重。

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I cannot but wonder, however, at her having any such fears now, because, if he had at all cared about me, we must have met long, long ago.

不过，我简直不懂她现在还要有什么顾虑，要是他当真有心于我，我们早就会见面了。

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But that was long, long ago.

但是这是很早以前的故事了。

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Nineteen eighty-nine was a long time ago but the same results showed up in 1999.

989年距离现在很远了,但在1999年得到同样的结果。

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Well, it's a long time ago but it was elementary school, you know, maybe 3rd grade, 4th grade,

那是很久以前的事情了，应该是小学时候吧，那大概是三年级或者四年级，

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