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- 以前发生过这样的事吗? Has this ever happened to you before?
- “你以前碰到过这样的事吗?”“没有，从来没听说过。” 'Have you come across this before?' 'No, it's a new one on me.'
- 这件事以前发生过。 This kind of thing has happened before.
- 在世的人都不记得发生过这样的事。 This hasn't happened in living memory(= nobody alive now can remember it happening).
- "你不能带玛丽去参加晚会，她是我的女朋友。" "是这么回事吗？" "You can't take Mary to the party- She's my girl." "Says who?"
- "是这样的，老师。我昨天去看她，在她那儿呆了三个小时。" "Please, teacher, I went to see her yesterday, and stayed with her three hours."
- "不，请给我一杯威士忌，" 约翰尼回答说，因为他现在最想做的事就是喝醉。 "No, a whisky, please, " Johnny replied, for he wanted more than anything in the world to get drunk.
- "大多数人不是爱这样的聚会就是爱那样的聚会。" "噢，我可是对任何聚会都讨厌极了。" "Most people favour one or the other party." "Well, I wouldn't be seen dead in a ditch with either of them."
- 事件发生于他到那儿以前。 It happened previous to his arrival there.
- （道德方面）促进，提高，社会进步提高社会，道德和智力标准的努力或运动 An effort or a movement to improve social, moral, or intellectual standards.
- 谁曾听说过这样的事吗? Did anybody ever hear of such a thing?
- 我的汽车引擎发生故障。 My car has got engine trouble.
- 他坐过八年牢。 He served eight years in prison.
- "别以为就这么定下来了，通常要局长说了才算的。" 汤姆说道。 "Don't think it is settled yet; the Director always has the last word, " said Tom.
- "他已去世了，" 那男孩轻声地回答。过了一会儿，他又补充说： "将来我也要当水手。" "He is dead, " replied the boy, softly. In a moment he added, "I'm going to be a sailor, too."
- 他这样胡来一定会自食其果。 He shall smart for his foolishness.
- "... 我要用利剑一样的话刺痛她的心，但决不是真用利剑 ... " "... I will speak daggers to her, but use none ... " (Shakespeare, Hamlet)
- 你没听他们怎样说这几年死人的事吗? how they talk 'bout these-yer dead people, Tom.
- 人们喜欢过丰富多彩的生活。 People like to live a life full of variety.
- "确实是的，也许我应该更仔细估算一下旅行费用然后再决定。" "There is that, indeed. Perhaps I should cost my trip more carefully before deciding."
