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• Rome was the most powerful city in the world .
  罗马曾是世界上最强盛的城邦。
• I did once send some mangos to the states by air .
  我曾有一次空运芒果到美国。
• He once talked back to his teacher .
  他曾跟他的老师顶过嘴，
• Before buying the car he gave it the once-over .
  他买那辆车前曾草草看了一下。
• As a boy he used to work in a small shop .
  还是孩子时，他曾在一家小铺子工作。
• I tried to make him grow up and failed .
  我曾费尽心计帮助他振作，但是失败了。
• The house is fabled to have been inhabited by ghosts .
  传说那房子曾住过鬼怪。
• We have made a number of attendances .
  我们曾出席过许多次。
• I have carefully searched the oldest voyages .
  我曾仔细地查阅了最老的航海志。
• It is said to have been used by american indians .
  据说曾为北美印第安人用语。