| 11. | The myth that eating carrots improves your eyesight was exploded years ago . |
| 认为吃胡萝卜可以改善视力的海外奇谈,多年前已祛除殆尽。
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| 12. | All that happened many moons ago . |
| 那一切都发生在很久以前。
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| 13. | The question was first mooted many years ago . |
| 这个问题是许多年前就提出的。
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| 14. | Ten years ago this dress was considered the last word in elegance. |
| 十年前这种连衣裙还算是最高雅的款式呢。
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| 15. | I saw him last/last saw him in New York two years ago . |
| 我上次见到他是两年前在纽约。
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| 16. | The notion of a Channel Tunnel first saw the light of day more than a century ago . |
| 海峡隧道的构想在一百多年前就已提出。
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| 17. | She left little more than an hour ago . |
| 她离开一个多钟头了。
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| 18. | The population has increased from 1.2 million 10 years ago to 1.8 million now. |
| 人口从10年前的120万已增加到现在的180万。
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| 19. | I just saw him (a moment ago ). |
| 我(几分钟之前)刚看见他。
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| 20. | He can't see, nor could he hear until a month ago . |
| 他现在看不见,一个月之前他还听不见。
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