There used to be beavers all over the place, something like 200 million beavers, just in the continental United States.

在美国大陆，到处都有海狸，大约有2亿只海狸。

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When you get a bagel, it used to be you'd get something this size, and now you get something that's really, really much bigger.

当你买百吉饼的时候，过去你会买到这么大的，而现在你买到的真的要大得多。

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Something in chocolate could be used to stop coughs and lead to more effective medicines.

巧克力中的某些成分可以用来止咳，并产生更有效的药物。

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It is used when someone tells something that was supposed to be secret.

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It can be used as a publishing medium and something that you can interact with, instead of something that is a burden to receive.

它可以用作一个发行媒介,成为你可以与之互动的东西，而不再是一个负担。

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That used to be something that was like 80s, 90s, but now it's definitely coming back.

这种曾是八九十年代的东西，现在无疑又开始流行了。

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