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基本解釋

This island was ceded to Spain more than one hundred years ago.
這個島嶼在一百多年以前就割讓給西班牙了。
We now have a big house of which we could not have dreamed years ago.
我們現(xiàn)有的一座大房子是我們多年前沒能想像得到的。
China was the first country in the world to cultivate silkworms and develop silk weaving. More than 3,000 years ago, sericulture and silk weaving were already significantly developed.
中國是世界上最早發(fā)明養(yǎng)蠶和絲織的國家; 早在3,000多年以前，蠶桑、絲織已相儅發(fā)達(dá)。
《新英漢大辤典》

The name is based on a funny joke many years ago on a British television show, "Monty Python's Flying Circus."
Host: Flashback 29 years ago, and put yourself in the seat here and pretend you were still in school.
主持人：廻首29年前，假裝你還坐在這兒,還在商學(xué)院唸書。
斯坦福公開課 - 微軟CEO-Steve.Ballmer談科技的未來課程節(jié)選
Yeah, he's a good player. But a few years ago, one of the reasons that United bought that player,
他是個很好的球員。但是幾年前，聯(lián)隊買他的原因之一，
知道樸智星嗎？ - SpeakingMax英語口語達(dá)人

Two years ago Forbes thought the Rockport works a dubious project (Feb. 10, 1997).
FORBES: The Cortez of steel doesn't look back