"Twenty years ago, after the drought, our situation here was quite desperate, but now we live much better," he said. "Before, most families had only one granary each."

“二十年前的旱灾后，我们的处于极其绝望的境地，但现在我们的生活改善很多，”阿里说，“之前，大多数家庭每家只有一座粮仓。”

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And the assets that are now under scrutiny may be much bigger than their subprime predecessors but they are also better understood.

现在被监管的资产可能比次贷危机时期要大很多，但也更容易明白。

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The Japanese are much better off now than in 1950, but the proportion who say they are “very happy” has not budged.

日本人现在比1950年要富得多，但认为自己很幸福的比例并没有什么变化。

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But it's so much better now and I really never felt unsafe.

现在这里好多了，我真的从来不会觉得不安全。

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But I now have a much better relationship with food, and my parents.

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But now we have much, much better substitutes.

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Donal told Gerry that his own had been rocky for a while, but that things were grand now, much better.

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