The end of an era presupposes the start of another.

一个时代的结束是以另一个时代开始为前提的。

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This chance meeting was the start of an enduring friendship.

这次偶然的相遇是一段持久友情的开始。

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Passengers were piped aboard ship at the start of the cruise.

游客在管乐迎宾曲中登船开始水上游。

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At the start of this year there were two hundred thirteen thousand cases of leprosy reported in one hundred twenty-one countries.

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So finger-pointing at the start of each list, 6 is indeed less than 8 so I'm gonna write it down first.

手指指向列表的开始，6肯定比,8小，我先把它写下来。

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If I were" is a great pattern to use at the start of a sentence.

If I were”句型是一个很棒的句型，它用于句子的开头。

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And it was the start of what became known as the Asian currency crisis in 1997-98.

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It was 2008 and the start of spring break during our senior year at university.

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Wall Street lost some of its recent momentum at the start of the week.

FORBES: Stocks Fall, Banks Raise Money