在海蒂以前的生活里她从没有像现在这样高兴过。

Heidi had never felt so happy in her life before.

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她以前是位名不见经传的小说家，但是现在却是个名人了。

She used to be an obscure novelist, but now she is a celebrity.

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我妻子在请客人吃她烧的一种新菜肴以前，总是先让我尝尝。

My wife experiments on me before she serves a new dish to our guests.

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I went to see a rich girl I knew. In the morning she pulled a hundred-dollar bill out of her silk stocking and said, "You've been talking of a trip to Frisco. That being the case, take this and go have your fun." So all of my problems were solved.

我去看望我以前认识的一位有钱的姑娘,到了早上，她从丝绸钱袋里取出一张100元的支票说：,“既然你那么向往到圣弗兰西斯科的旅行，拿着这个去寻找你的快乐吧“，这下我的问题全部解决了。

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If seeing the photograph of my friend now can remind me of my friend, it's got to be because I met my friend before.

如果看到我的朋友的照片,就能想起他/她本人,这是因为我以前见过我的朋友

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In both cases, this becomes part of their self-identity. That's an essential part as my good friend, Linda Colley, who used to teach here and sadly is not here anymore.

在这两个国家中,这点是他们身份认同感中很重要的一部分,如同我的好朋友,琳达·科里,她以前是这里的老师,很遗憾现在不在耶鲁了

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