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201. 玻利维亚曾经是西班牙帝国最富有的殖民地。

     bō​lì​wéi​yà céng​jīng shì xī​bān​yá dì​guó zuì fù​yǒu de zhí​mín​dì.

     Bolivia was once the richest colony of the Spanish Empire.

     Source: CCMatrix

202. 我曾经住在一个小镇上，每个人都看着其他人。

     wǒ céng​jīng zhù zài yī​ge xiǎo​zhèn shang, měi​ge​rén dōu kàn zhe qí​tā rén.

     I once lived in a small town where everyone watched everyone else.

     Source: CCMatrix

203. 我知道我可以盖房子，因为那曾经是我的工作。

     wǒ zhī​dao wǒ kě​yǐ gài fáng zi, yīn​wèi nà céng​jīng shì wǒ​de gōng​zuò.

     I know I can build a house because that used to be my job.

     Source: CCMatrix

204. 你是否曾经想过树木到了晚上都在做甚么呢？

     nǐ shì​fǒu céng​jīng xiǎng guo shù​mù dào le wǎn​shang dōu zài zuò shén me ne?

     Have you ever wondered what trees do at night?

     Source: CCMatrix

205. 我曾经问一个朋友自爱对她来说意味着什么。

     wǒ céng​jīng wèn yī​ge péng​you zì'ài duì tā lái​shuō yì​wèi​zhe shén​me.

     I once asked a friend what self-love meant to her.

     Source: CCMatrix

206. 虽然这座墙曾经拥有40座塔楼，但今天只剩下20座。

     suī​rán zhè zuò qiáng céng​jīng yōng​yǒu40 zuò tǎ​lóu, dàn jīn​tiān zhǐ shèng xia20 zuò.

     Although the wall once boasted 40 towers, only 20 remain today.

     Source: CCMatrix

207. 我确实曾经梦想过成为首位远洋客轮的女船长。

     wǒ què​shí céng​jīng mèng​xiǎng guo chéng​wéi shǒu​wèi yuǎn​yáng kè​lún de nǚ chuán​zhǎng.

     I did once dream of becoming the first woman to captain an ocean liner.

     Source: UM-Corpus: Education

208. 佛罗伦萨的天际线也曾经有数十座相似的塔楼。

     fó​luó​lún​sà de tiān​jì​xiàn yě céng​jīng yǒu shù shí zuò xiāng​sì de tǎ​lóu.

     The skyline of Florence also once featured dozens of similar towers.

     Source: CCMatrix

209. 墨西哥城曾经充满了绿色的大众甲壳虫出租车。

     mò​xī​gē​chéng céng​jīng chōng​mǎn le lǜ​sè de dà​zhòng jiǎ​qiào​chóng chū​zū​chē.

     Mexico City used to be filled with green Volkswagen Beetle taxis.

     Source: CCMatrix

210. 你的失望可能是曾经发生在你身上的最好的事情。

     nǐ de shī wàng kě​néng shì céng​jīng fā​shēng zài nǐ shēn​shang de zuì​hǎo de shì​qing.

     Your disappointment might be the best thing that ever happened to you.

     Source: CCMatrix

211. 曾经有一段时间，我们所有的抗生素都来自自然资源。

     céng​jīng yǒu yī duàn shí​jiān, wǒ​men suǒ​yǒu de kàng​shēng​sù dōu lái​zì zì​rán​zī​yuán.

     There was a time when all of our antibiotics came from natural sources.

     Source: CCMatrix

212. 我曾经认为积极寻找爱情使我成为一个绝望的失败者。

     wǒ céng​jīng rèn​wéi jī​jí xún​zhǎo ài​qíng shǐ wǒ chéng​wéi yī​ge jué wàng de shī​bài​zhě.

     I used to think actively looking for love made me a desperate loser.

     Source: CCMatrix

213. 一位好朋友和前同事曾经提出过一些伟大的职业建议。

     yī wèi hǎo​péng​you hé qián tóng​shì céng​jīng tí chū guo yī​xiē wěi​dà de zhí​yè jiàn​yì.

     A good friend and former colleague once offered some great career advice.

     Source: CCMatrix

214. 如果你曾经得过肾结石，那么你就会知道它们会有多疼痛。

     rú​guǒ nǐ céng​jīng dé guò shèn​jié​shí, nà​me nǐ jiù huì zhī​dao tā​men huì yǒu​duō téng​tòng.

     If you’ve ever had kidney stones then you know how painful they can be.

     Source: CCMatrix

215. 当我还是个孩子的时候，我曾经住在一个非常贫穷的国家。

     dāng wǒ hái​shi ge hái​zi de shí​hou, wǒ céng​jīng zhù zài yī​ge fēi​cháng pín​qióng de guó​jiā.

     When I was a child, I used to live in a very poor country.

     Source: CCMatrix

216. 我们曾经在科幻小说中只看到的东西现在已经成为现实。

     wǒ​men céng​jīng zài kē​huàn​xiǎo​shuō zhōng zhǐ kàn dào de dōng​xi xiàn​zài yǐ​jing chéng​wéi xiàn​shí.

     Things we once only saw in science fiction are now a reality.

     Source: CCMatrix

217. 他过去曾经认为，基因和大脑功能，就可以决定我们的一切。

     tā guò​qù céng​jīng rèn​wéi, jī​yīn hé dà​nǎo gōng​néng, jiù kě​yǐ jué​dìng wǒ​men de yī​qiè.

     He once believed that genes and brain function could determine everything about us.

     Source: UM-Corpus: Education

218. 有人曾经说过一座岛屿只有从海上观看时才能称其为岛屿。

     yǒu​rén céng​jīng shuō guo yī​zuò dǎo​yǔ zhǐ​yǒu cóng hǎi​shàng guān​kàn shí cái​néng chēng qí wéi dǎo​yǔ.

     Someone once said that an island can only be called such when viewed from the sea.

     Source: CCMatrix

219. 不要忘记你在这个房间内看到的每一样东西都曾经是崭新的。

     bù​yào wàng​jì nǐ zài zhè​ge fáng​jiān nèi kàn dào de měi yī​yàng dōng​xi dōu céng​jīng shì zhǎn​xīn de.

     Don't forget that everything you see in this room was once brand new.

     Source: CCMatrix

220. 你可能突然发现某些你曾经很享受的食品，现在却完全厌恶了。

     nǐ kě​néng tū​rán fā​xiàn mǒu​xiē nǐ céng​jīng hěn xiǎng​shòu de shí​pǐn, xiàn​zài què wán​quán yàn​wù le.

     You may suddenly find that certain foods you used to enjoy are now completely repulsive to you.

     Source: CCMatrix