It used to be that parents and teachers had set days and times for parent-teacher meetings, but there was little communication outside the meeting.

以前家长会的日期和时间都是家长和老师约定的，但家长会以外的交流很少。

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I point out to Stewart that his isn't a new idea: there used to be a little booklet giving London Underground users the same information.

我向他指出，他的想法不算新了：过去有一些分发给伦敦地铁乘客的小册子是介绍相同信息的。

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There can be little doubt that the Obama campaign skillfully used the Internet to raise funds and create and manage a grassroots organization that, in the end, carried them to the White House.

毫无疑问，奥巴马在竞选中娴熟地通过互联网募集经费，建立了一个面向群众的竞选班子，并最终得以入主白宫。

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"There used to be 60 to 70 boats out of my little town, " he says.

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