为了改善以前的状况,人们改造了许多船只,并用带有舷外发动机的纤维强化塑料(FRP)船只取代了许多木筏或乡村小船。
In an effort to improve on the past, boats have been upgraded and many wooden catamarans or country boats have been replaced with fiber-reinforced-plastic (FRP) craft with outboard motors.
妇女的困难状况可能比以前有所改善,但问题仍存在。
Women may be less trapped than they used to be, but many difficult situations persist.
研究显示,预测未来失业问题的最佳工具是以前的失业状况。
The best predictor of future unemployment, research shows, is previous unemployment.
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