Her parents died a long time ago.

她的父母很早以前就去世了。

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The announcement was made a short time ago.

这个通告是在不久前刚发布的。

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A long time ago, I saw a little rabbit.

好久以前，我看到过一只小兔子。

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This is compared to half of students who had looked for a job by this time two years ago.

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Well, you know, it goes back to the beginning of the formation of the personal computer industry, which--that sounds like a long time ago.

嗯，你知道，这要追溯到,个人电脑产业的形成初期，听起来相当久远了。

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And I think it was made pretty famous by the movie quite a lot, a short time ago with Hugh Grant.

我觉得很大程度上是电影让它出名了，前段时间的休•格兰特演的电影。

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But could any exploits of these warriors of a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away ever have actually happened?

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France's intervention was something "we should have done a long time ago to defend a member country", he said.

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There was a time a generation ago when cancer patients had to trudge into dark basement offices of city hospitals to get the most advanced radiation treatments.

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