It was so long ago, but when I sit in this sofa and close my eyes I feel she is near.

那是很久以前的事了，但当我坐在沙发上，闭上眼睛，我觉得她就在我身边。

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Not long ago, it was anything but dull, expanding at an astronomical rate through one big deal after another.

不久以前，它除了愚钝，还有以天文数字的速度通过一个又一个大交易扩充外，几乎是不值得一提的。

youdao

That was a long time ago, but it was kind of scary.

那是很久以前的事了，但想想还是够可怕的。

youdao

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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That happened not too long ago, but it was just a really fantastic display of all his work.

那是不久前的事情，但它真的极好地展示了他所有的作品。

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It was a long time ago and I am not certain but I think the topic was Intel.

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"Coming from Tredegar, it was incredible to have a facility like that on my doorstep, but you could tell it was in trouble quite a long time ago, " he said.

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