Because knowing the future is always helpful it is no surprise that people have been trying to make forecasts since a long long time ago.

由于预知未来总是有利无弊，所以人们很久很久以前就开始这方面的尝试。

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Backed by outstanding quality standard established since long time ago, Natsun Garment has won many sincere and excellent long-term strategic cooperation partners worldwide.

有赖于长久以来建立的杰出品质标准，南山服饰已经在全球范围内赢得了众多真诚、优秀的长期战略合作伙伴。

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The inscriptions on the bronze tripod can hardly be recognized, since it was made a long long ago.

铜鼎上的款识由于年代久远已经很难辨认。

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So I gave you some numbers I made up actually a long time ago, but since I've been using this game in class, somebody went out and checked.

我列举的数字都是我很久前编出来的,在我需要在课上引用数字的时候就有了,有人还为此做了调查

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