On August ninth, Apple first passed Exxon Mobil Corporation to become the most valuable publicly traded company in the world.

在8月9日，苹果首次超越埃克森美孚(Exxon Mobil)成为全球市值最高的公司。

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Grant spent seven hours trying to draw out the fish before he settled down on the bank to take a nap, having first passed the line through his teeth to make sure it did not escape.

格兰特花了七个小时试图在岸边停整午憩之前捕获它，接下来疲劳所致，不得已，他只好头一次把鱼线穿过自己的牙缝以保证它不会逃脱。

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I passed my driving test at the first attempt.

我考汽车驾驶执照一次就通过了。

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But experts generally advise against using the drug if more than three hours have passed after the first signs of a stroke.

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So whether we finish it today, or more likely when we finish it up on Friday, once we get passed isoelectronic atoms, that's it, that's all you need to study for this first exam.

因此，我们也许今天讲完，或者更有可能周五讲完，无论如何，就到我们讲完等电子原子为止，这是你们第一次考试所需要准备的全部内容。

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The bill was passed, and within five months after the bill was passed, we had double digit unemployment for the first time.

法案顺利通过，法案通过后五个月，失业率就达到了两位数,是史上第一次。

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It was first passed in 1898 as a luxury tax to fund the Spanish-American War.

FORBES: Phony Tax

Should Congress extend and expand the payroll tax cut it first passed a year ago?

FORBES: Payroll Tax Holiday: Better Than Nothing, But Still Not Very Good

This would result in the fifth version of PDUFA, which was first passed in 1992.

FORBES: Feed the Beast: Renewing the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)