I think back to that time and I see my former self.

回想往事，我看到以前的自我。

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Today, Gnutella is a ghost of its former self.

今天，Gnutella自身已经形同枯鬼。

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Walking by my office, a colleague calls me a ghost of my former self.

经过办公室时，一位同事说以前的我像是幽灵。

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It has the potential under peace time conditons to be what former Minister of the Interior, of the Economy, excuese me, said that a self-supporting dignifies poor country.

在和平的环境下，还是有潜力,成为前内务大臣，不对，是经济部长，所说的，自给自足能让一个穷国家有尊严。

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While it's back up and running today, it is only a shadow of its former self.

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But if Kingfisher survives in tact, it will undoubtedly be a shadow of its former self.

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