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401. 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

402. 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

403. 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

404. 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

405. 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

406. 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

407. 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

408. 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

409. 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

410. 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

411. 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

412. 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

413. 如果你曾经想过要去韩国留学，那么现在就是这样做的时候了！

     rú​guǒ nǐ céng​jīng xiǎng guo yào qù hán​guó liú xué, nà​me xiàn​zài jiù​shì zhè​yàng zuò de shí​hou le!

     If you have ever thought of studying abroad in South Korea, now is the time to do so!

     Source: CCMatrix

414. 他们将这座历史建筑恢复了曾经的样子：一家受人喜爱的杂货店。

     tā​men jiāng zhè zuò lì​shǐ jiàn​zhù huī​fù le céng​jīng de yàng​zi: yī​jiā shòu rén xǐ'ài de zá​huò​diàn.

     They restored the historic building to what it once was: a beloved grocery store.

     Source: CCMatrix

415. 我知道这曾经是你的房间，所以我会搬出去，如果你不想让我在这里。

     wǒ zhī​dao zhè céng​jīng shì nǐ de fáng​jiān, suǒ​yǐ wǒ huì bān chū​qu, rú​guǒ nǐ bù​xiǎng ràng wǒ zài zhè​lǐ.

     I know this used to be your room, so I'll move out if you don't want me here.

     Source: OpenSubtitles

416. 如果您曾经搭乘过拥挤的公交车或是地铁，您就知道个人空间的价值。

     rú​guǒ nín céng​jīng dā​chéng guo yōng​jǐ de gōng​jiāo​chē huò​shì dì​tiě, nín jiù zhī​dao gè​rén kōng​jiān de jià​zhí.

     If you’ve ever ridden on a crowded bus or subway car, you know the value of personal space.

     Source: CCMatrix

417. 我曾经捉过昆虫并将它们放在罐子里只是为了看看它们会发生什么。

     wǒ céng​jīng zhuō guo kūn​chóng bìng jiāng tā​men fàng zài guàn​zi li zhǐ​shì wèi​le kàn​kan tā​men huì fā​shēng shén​me.

     I used to catch insects and keep them in jars just to see what would happen to them.

     Source: CCMatrix

418. 整个讨论让我想起了一个来自阿富汗的美丽的年轻女子，我曾经认识她。

     zhěng​gè tǎo​lùn ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ le yī​ge lái​zì ā​fù​hàn de měi​lì de nián​qīng nǚ​zǐ, wǒ céng​jīng rèn​shi tā.

     This whole discussion reminds me of a beautiful young woman from Afghanistan I once knew.

     Source: CCMatrix

419. 虽然现在无所不在，微波炉曾经是一个昂贵的好奇心，完全是偶然发现的。

     suī​rán xiàn​zài wú​suǒ​bù​zài, wēi​bō​lú céng​jīng shì yī​ge áng​guì de hào​qí​xīn, wán​quán shì ǒu​rán fā​xiàn de.

     Although now ubiquitous, the microwave oven was once an expensive curiosity that was discovered entirely by accident.

     Source: CCMatrix

420. 我曾经遇到过一个网上约会的家伙，他在我们第一次见面时给我带了珠宝。

     wǒ céng​jīng yù dào guo yī​ge wǎng​shàng yuē​huì de jiā​huo, tā zài wǒ​men dì​yī​cì jiàn miàn shí gěi wǒ dài le zhū​bǎo.

     I once met a guy from online dating who brought me jewelry at our first meeting.

     Source: CCMatrix