He had already been learning the piano for a year, and when he went blind, his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future.

他已经学了一年钢琴，当他失明的时候，他的母亲知道这是他将来赚钱的唯一途径。

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People had been starving to death for more than a year already.

而早在一年之前，就已经发生饿死人的惨剧了。

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Yet a faulty transmission system has already delayed production for a year – Mr Musk blames a design decision by the first CEO, who left under a cloud late last year.

然而，有缺陷的传动系统已经使生产推迟了一年，马斯克将其归咎为第一任首席执行官的设计决策——这位首席执行官在去年底黯然离任。

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That is already a lot higher than President Obama's advisers had predicted for later this year, even if Congress passed a stimulus bill.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

President Polk's "short" war already had lasted for more than a year.

VOA: special.2009.02.26

A statement said this was in addition to the $575 million already budgeted next year for the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa.

VOA: standard.2009.12.02

With the supportive hospice therapy she received, she had already lived for a year.

NEWYORKER: Letting Go

The problem for HP is that sentiment was already trending heavily negative for a year and more before the Autonomy debacle.

FORBES: Will HP Still Be Around in 12 Month's Time?

Powerful Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says he plans an announcement Wednesday to halt the issuing of specific natural gas drilling permits until May 15, 2015.. His chamber already calls for a two-year moratorium.

WSJ: NY senators seek fracking delay to await key study