...their conviction that the area was a frozen desert peopled with uncouth savages.
他们深信该地区曾是严寒的沙漠并居住着未开化的野人
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AW : You were a top-ranked tennis player in Hong Kong. Do you still play?
你曾是香港网球的一级选手, 现在还在玩 吗 ?
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That tree house used to be the place where us girls exchanged confidences.
那个树屋曾是我们几个女孩诉说秘密的地方.
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He has great influence with the working classes, because he himself was once a mechanic.
他对于劳工阶级具有很大影响, 因为他本人曾是个技工.
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A comparative approach used to be the most representative one in comparative poetics.
“比较”曾是比较诗学最具代表性的方法论.
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German was a popular language during the War when everyone wanted to be a rocket scientist.
德语曾是冷战时期的热门语言,当时人人都想当火箭专家.
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The city was a center for worship of Poseidon , the ancient god of the sea.
赫里克城曾是人们崇拜古代海神波塞顿的中心.
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He was a Democratic precinct captain and worked at the city water filtration plant in Chicago.
他曾是民主党选区区长,在芝加哥市水过滤厂工作.
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One of the most striking symbols of Chinas nouveau riche excesses is getting a humble makeover.
它曾是显示中国新贵阔绰程度的一个最突出的标志,但如今,它开始转向低调.
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