Like enough, it was too late or too early.

可能是太迟了，也可能是太早了。

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The ice forms early and stays late in the north.

北方冰结得早，融化得晚。

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Early or late he's always the same fellow.

不管是早是晚，他总是那个样子。

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His early works were influenced by composers of the classical period of the late seventeen hundreds and early eighteen hundreds.

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As early as the late seventeenth century, Milton had already entered what we can think of as the English literary canon.

早在17世纪末，弥尔顿就跻身,我们现在认为是英国文学经典的殿堂。

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In late 2005, early 2006, we all broke up into separate groups.

在2005年末和2006年初，我们分开进入了不同的组。

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She was aged in her late 20s or early 30s in the late 1970s and early 80s.

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But he said it was going to happen either early or late, which I interpreted meaning early in 2010 or after the midterm elections.

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By its method entry signals have been as early as October 16 and as late as early December, while the exits have been as early as April 20 and as late as late June.

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