他曾当过伐木工人。

He once worked as a logman.

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托马斯曾当过建筑工学徒未果，之后他成为一名作家。

He became a writer after an unfulfilling apprenticeship as an architect.

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我曾当过一次陪审团的成员，我知道法律是怎么回事。

I once served on a jury, so I know how the law works.

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Another example is when you're talking about what's been said by somebody else,

另一个例子是当你在谈论其他人曾说过的事情时，

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However I've met many grad students with me or students when I was a tutor who express their frustration to me.

,我与许多研究生相处过,或当导师时的学生,学生曾跟我谈及他们的困扰。

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The dial tone is that state of awareness of the divine that Buddy speaks of when he says- when he speaks of being with God before God said, "Let there be light."

拨号音是神学意识的体现,巴蒂曾提过，当他提到在上帝说,让光芒普照大地，这句话前就与上帝同在时说过“

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