The president now seems a more chastened and less confident politician than when he set out a week ago.

总统现在看起来是一个比一星期前刚就任时更多历练、更少自信的政客了。

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He has achieved what he set out to do three years ago.

他已经完成了3年前开始努力做的事情。

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Many years ago, Bonnier, a Swedish publisher, set up a newspaper in the former Soviet countries.

许多年前，瑞典出版商邦尼集团在前苏联国家创办了一份报纸。

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The report says not one country has met all the biodiversity targets that were set eight years ago.

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We set up--this is not a new idea, this goes back to China thousands of years ago, but it started to be widely done-- So you had a Civil Service exam that established your competence.

我们建立了，这不是什么新主意，可以追溯到几千年前的中国，但这次开始广泛地实施开来-,你得参加公务员考试来考核你的能力。

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That is seven hundred thirty kilometers above the record low set three years ago.

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The level of 6, 547 set four years ago this month will never be revisited.

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The CancerHelp UK website was set four years ago to give detailed advice and information to cancer patients.

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O'Rourke's run was .28secs slower than her national record set three years ago.

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