But some Valley folk detect hints of the good old bubble days in two imminent IPOs.

不过，硅谷的居民们却在两个即将到来的IPO上依稀看到了泡沫时代美好时光的影子。

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I guess a lot of folks long for tech’s bubble days, when “concept IPOs” raised $100 million and investors got rich and poor in the same tax year.

我想很多人在等着看高科技泡沫破灭的时刻——“IPO筹集到1亿美金，投资者在同一天尝到一夜暴富和一夜一无所有的感觉。”

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According to British media reports, a British man is good at blowing bubbles. Iin recent days, he blowed the biggest soap bubble in the world, wanting to create a new Guinness Book of world Records.

据英国媒体报道，英国一位牛人擅长吹泡泡，近日，他吹出了一个世界上最大的肥皂泡，欲创造新的吉尼斯世界纪录。

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In the bubble days E-Trade spent a lot of money cultivating its image of exuberant excess.

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While the moment was romantic -- let's not forget the bubble she found herself in -- the story they tell these days is more about how that bubble was burst by a street vendor trying to sell them a rose.

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