Mr Putin told delegates that the two men had reached agreement on who should hold which post "a long time ago, several years back".

普京告诉他的团队这两个人已经就谁有资格占据这个”很久以前，几年之后“的职位达成一致。

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Several years ago, I spoke at my father's fune-ral. I could not hold back the tears.

几年前，我在父亲的葬礼上发言，不禁泪流不止。

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The second demand is the lifting of caps on the amount of mortgages they may buy and hold for themselves, put in place after accounting scandals a few years ago.

第二个要求是提高抵押数量限制，也许他们会买并且持有下去，在几年前说明丑闻投入使用的。

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Mister Jonson knew long ago that the works of Shakespeare would hold their magic through the ages.

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Three years ago a group of interfaith activists began to hold monthly vigils at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington to speak up for the people of Darfur.

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The Liberal Democratic Party suffered an embarrassing defeat in the Tokyo Metropolitan Election a few weeks ago, and it is expected to lose its half-century hold on Japanese politics in the August 30 general election.

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But when the difficult global economy took hold several years ago, many companies were forced to cut back on financial incentive programs or even put them on hold in order to stay financially viable.

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Intu Properties said Nottingham City Council had not progressed an application to redevelop the Victoria Centre put on hold 12 months ago.

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But those rules I learned back in my Franklin days two decades ago still hold true.

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