And that's been true since long before the recession hit.

这种情况在经济衰退之前就长期存在。

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Red has meant stop since long before cars existed, with train signals' use of red dating back to the days when mechanical arms lifted and lowered to indicate whether the rail ahead was clear.

红色很早以前就被用作火车信号，那时汽车还没出现，而铁路用机械臂板上升下降来代表前方是否有火车驶来。

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Since long before the birth of humankind, the moon has been the Earth's constant companion.

早在人类诞生之前，月亮早就已经是地球的忠实伙伴了。

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This may seem surprising to you since of course Aristotle lived long before.

你们可能会觉得很惊讶,因为亚里士多德已作古千年。

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But the team had still finished second in the Premiership, ahead of Manchester United for the first time since long before Houllier's arrival on Merseyside.

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The retiree had not received any instruction about how to protect company confidential information since long before his retirement, which was two years before the incident.

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And the truth is the middle-class families that are the backbone of our economy have felt their economic security eroding since long before this recession hit.

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