中国人做一件事是因为这件事以前有人做过;
The Chinese is always described as a person who does things because they have been done before.
如果以前有人说过你可能太挑剔了,极大可能,他们是正确的。
If anyone has ever suggested that you might be too picky, chances are, they're right.
以前有人跟我说,流星只不过是天使们背着上帝抽烟后丢掉的烟头。
Someone told me once that shooting stars are really just angels throwing away their cigarettes before God could catch them smoking.
汉尼拔:以前有人想调查我。我就着罗汉豆和酒,把他的肝脏吃掉了。
Hannibal Lecter: a census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.
以前有人开玩笑说,想学好英文,得找一个老外男朋友,我对他们这种观点持批评态度。
Before, someone was kidding that finding a foreign boyfriend was a great way to learn English.
很久以前有人称这种“物质”叫“以太”,请允许我在这里称其为“动子”。
Long time ago, people called this "Matter" as "Aether", while please allow me to call it as "Active cell" here.
以前有人说我过去的七年就应该结束自己的职业生涯了,但是我仍然在踢球。
Joking apart, I have heard I am finished for the last seven years but I am still playing.
世界进化的太快,以前有人说过不能做成的事情往往很快就被另外的人实现。
The world is moving so fast that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
房:以前有人开玩笑说,想学好英文,得找一个老外男朋友,我对他们这种观点持批评态度。
F: Before, someone was kidding that finding a foreign boyfriend was a great way to learn English. I still feel a little apprehensive about this.
如果以前有人编写了一段很优秀的发牌子程序,那么重新用那个子程序是有意义的。
If, some time ago, another programmer wrote an excellent subroutine to deal CARDS, it would make sense to reuse that logic.
以前有许多骑士也听说那森林里可能会有什幺东西,也曾经试着要穿过树篱,可是都没有人成功过。
Many knights, who had heard what might be within the forest, had tried to cut through the thickets, but none had been successful.
不知道以前有没有人做过这种事情,不过这个系统目前工作得好得惊人。
I do not know if something like this had ever been attempted before, but I amazed how well it works now.
不知道以前有没有人做过这种事情,不过这个系统目前工作得好得惊人。
I do not know if something like this had ever been attempted before, but I amazed how well it works now.
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