A few days earlier somebody had rear-ended him.

几日前，他的车被人追尾了。

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That looked moribund compared with the 9% rate confirmed in Germany a few days earlier.

对比几天前德国确定的9%增幅，美国不免显得有些惨不忍睹。

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Motorola sued Apple this month, having itself been sued by Microsoft a few days earlier.

本月摩托罗拉起诉了苹果，而几天前自个又刚被微软起诉。

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A few days earlier, expedition leader Edward Norton had reached a record height of eight thousand five hundred seventy-three meters before he turned back.

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Last Friday,it sent representatives to honor former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung, who died a few days earlier.

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One major brokerage firm had advised clients to bet against gold a few days earlier.

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Just a few days earlier, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox said in a letter to Sen.

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My business partner Alan and I had received the call a few days earlier.

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