For centuries, many thought so.

几个世纪以来，许多人都这么认为。

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Many thought Cairo had never looked cleaner.

许多人认为开罗从未如此干净。

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It is a day many thought they would never see.

这是一个很多人都以为有生之年无法看到的日子。

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His clothes did not fit well. And he had a plain face, one which many thought was ugly.

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Many people chose sculptress because they thought, well if she's a sensitive, artistic woman maybe she's a sculptress.

许多人选择了雕刻家,因为他们觉得,如果她既感性又有艺术感,也许她会是雕刻家吧

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And so I said, "I'm dropping out and my friends many of them thought I was nuts. There's couple of professors who are still over there who told me I was nuts."

所以我说，“我要辍学，我的朋友都认为,我是个傻蛋，有很多仍然在那儿,教书的教授都说我就是个傻蛋“

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And third, increasing supplies from Libya and Iraq are coming on line faster than many thought.

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Many thought the government should pay for (at a discount) what amounted to a pre-packaged bankruptcy.

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