There's no point wailing about something that happened so long ago.

事情早已发生，痛哭流涕也于事无补。

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Tom said that they must have been missed long ago, and no doubt the search was going on.

汤姆说他们一定很久以前就走丢了，毫无疑问，大家还在继续寻找他们。

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Long ago, there were no telephones or radios. There were no televisions or computers.

很久以前没有电话和收音机，更没有电视机和电脑。

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(No Transcripts) "Maybe a story I told a long time ago that kid will carry with him, and he'll make the right choice."

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He wore an old double-breasted suit, frayed gray shirt, wide tie, no hat "I left her so long ago I don't remember.

他穿着一件双排扣的旧大衣，一件散口的灰衬衫，和一条宽领带，没有戴帽子，“我很早以前就离开了她。

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so for about six, oh, no, it was nine hours a day, it's a long time ago.

每天要上六个，噢，不是，是九个小时的课，这都是很久以前的事情了。

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No long ago Toyota enjoyed a reputation for safety, reliability and quality that was virtually unmatched, and this allowed Toyota pricing power versus competitors.

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Among the apparent victims of this trend are holders of the Charles Schwab Bank Visa, which not long ago charged no annual fee and paid holders a flat 2% cash back on purchases.

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Greece passed the point of no return in this game a long time ago.

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