I told the German official at the time that I was sure the initiative would fail.

我当时告诉德国官员，我确信这一新方案将会失败。

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Explorer Roy Chapman Andrews argued at the time that the whale must be a throwback to a land-living ancestor.

探险家罗伊·查普曼·安德鲁斯当时认为，鲸鱼一定是一种返祖的陆地生物。

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That's because of their belief at the time that the heavenly bodies, the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Planets, were perfect, without any flaws or blemishes.

那是因为当时他们坚信，天体、太阳、月亮、星星和行星都是完美的，没有任何缺陷或瑕疵。

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And they were friends. The reporter knew even at the time that this friendship was the best experience of his life.

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Frost says at the time that he's publishing A Boy's Will, to a friend: You mustn't take me too seriously if I now proceed to brag a bit about my exploits as a poet.

他在发表第一本书时对一个朋友说：,不要对我太认真,如果我现在吹嘘自己已是一位诗人。

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but at the same time that means I get to meet a lot people that I wouldn't normally have met.

但同时这意味着我能接触到更多的人，如果不是在布朗大学，我可能没有这样的机会。

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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said at the time that Steven's death was "entirely preventable".

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Parents predicted at the time that extra places would be needed in the future.

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The army said at the time that they were killed while trying to escape.

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