I suddenly remembered a similar experience from several years back.

我突然记起几年前的相似经历。

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He said that several years back his daughter had been diagnosed with leukemia.

他说，几年前，他的女儿被诊断出患有白血病。

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Several years back there was a public service announcement that ran on television.

几年前，在电视上有个公益广告。

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"Sales are fine, but we're not growing rapidly like we were several years back, and everything is more expensive, " Mr. Ghelfi said.

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With regard to the second question, remember that Nokia (NOK) several years back restructured itself to focus on devices and services.

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Several years back he founded another company, publicly traded Central European Media Enterprises, to invest in television stations in central and eastern Europe.

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