It wouldn't have made a difference whether this happened yesterday or several years ago. I couldn't hear anything else.

无论发生在昨天还是多年之前，我屏蔽了其他声音。

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During those years, several things happened, primarily linguistic or thematic and both involving secularization.

在那几年发生了一些事情，主要是语言和主题的变化，而且两者都涉及到了世俗化的过程。

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I knew that this vision would not be fulfilled in a single year, or even several years. But I knew we had to begin and that all of us have responsibilities to fulfill.

我知道，这一愿景不可能在一年内实现，甚至不可能在数年内实现，但我也知道我们必须开始，我们每一个人都为实现这个愿景承担着责任。

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Farms in many areas failed because little or no rain fell for several years.

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Or perhaps, you've been married for several years and you want a baby.

又或者，你已经结婚好几年了，你想要一个宝宝了。

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Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feeling, broke the hearts of their lovers.

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Since you may take a month, or ten months, or several years to turn one idea into a piece of writing, what governs the choice?

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It seems you are ok if you start life with a disability or work several years before becoming disabled.

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If the couple can lower their income by, say, raising retirement-plan contributions or spreading the gain over several years, or both, they might reduce or avoid the extra taxes.

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