We've forked out a small fortune on home improvements over the years.

这些年来我们花了许多钱做房屋装修。

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It made her sad to find a solitary otter in a small cage at Beijing Zoo four years ago.

四年前，她在北京动物园的一个小笼子里发现了一只孤独的水獭，这让她十分难过。

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Many years ago my father made a small difference in his village.

许多年前，我父亲在他的村子里做了一个小小的改变。

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She shook a little bell on the table, and a small black girl about twelve years old ran into the room.

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And I have actually seen evidence over the years, mercifully, just a small amount of evidence, but there are, in a group like this, always a few students who come in with a really strong background in high school.

这几年我已经见到了实例，令人感激的是，只有小部分人，但在这，像这样的一个小组，总有一些来到我们这的学生,在高中打下了良好的基础。

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She shook a little bell on the table, and a small black girl about 12 years old ran into the room.

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The small home movement has been around for years in small cities and rural areas, but this summer, it made a big incursion into one of the country's largest and most densely populated urban centers.

CNN: Tiny homes hit the big city

Yet, apart from closing a small theatre seven years ago, it has done nothing to lighten the cultural burden.

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Rising health care costs have hammered small businesses for years, so any help on this front is big news for entrepreneurs.

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