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81. 这片土地曾经见证过多座王侯名都的兴起。

    zhè piàn tǔ​dì céng​jīng jiàn​zhèng guo duō zuò wáng​hóu míng dū de xīng​qǐ.

    This land has witnessed the rise of many famous capitals of kings and princes.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

82. 罗马帝国曾经统治了地中海的大部分地区。

    Luó​mǎ dì​guó céng​jīng tǒng​zhì le Dì​zhōng Hǎi de dà​bù​fen dì​qū.

    The Roman Empire once ruled over most of the Mediterranean region.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

83. 数十亿年前，你们的祖先曾经是一个繁荣的文明。

    shù​shí​yì nián qián, nǐ​men de zǔ​xiān céng​jīng shì yī gè fán​róng de wén​míng.

    Billions of years ago, your ancestors were once a thriving civilization.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

84. 这座古老的庄园曾经属于一位非常有权势的伯爵。

    zhè zuò gǔ​lǎo de zhuāng​yuán céng​jīng shǔ​yú yī wèi fēi​cháng yǒu quán​shì de bó​jué.

    This old manor once belonged to a very powerful earl.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

85. 他这种忘恩负义的行为让所有曾经帮助过他的人都感到寒心。

    tā zhè zhǒng wàng'ēn​fù​yì de xíng​wéi ràng suǒ​yǒu céng​jīng bāng​zhù guo tā de rén dōu gǎn​dào hán​xīn.

    His ungrateful behavior disheartened everyone who had once helped him.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

86. 那个国家曾经非常富裕，现在却沦为世界上最贫穷的国家之一。

    nà gè guó​jiā céng​jīng fēi​cháng fù​yù, xiàn​zài què lún​wéi shì​jiè shàng zuì pín​qióng de guó​jiā zhī​yī.

    That country used to be very wealthy, but it has now fallen into being one of the poorest in the world.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

87. 他找回了曾经的自信。

    tā zhǎo​huí le céng​jīng de zì​xìn.

    He regained his former confidence.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

88. 曾经的铁哥们儿，如今却形同路人。

    céng​jīng de tiě gē​men r, rú​jīn què xíng​tóng lù​rén.

    Once they were close buddies, but now they are like strangers.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary