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"You only used to be able to buy items that were either egg-shaped or made to look like a male organ. And they cost a small fortune, too,' an adult aid manufacturer tells Shukan Post."

在过去，你只能买到蛋形的或象男人生殖器的款式，还要花费一笔不少的钱。

It is quite alien to her character, she used to be a tender girl.

这和她的性格完全不合，她以前是很温柔的人。

I used to be a amateurish astronomer using the telescope to observe stars.

我以前是业余的天文家，用望远镜观察星星。

In fact, the calculation of income used to be an ambiguous concept, difficult to achieve precision.

事实上，收入的计算是用一种模棱两可的概念，难以实现的精度。

American firms used to be allowed to amortise goodwill over many years.

过去美国的企业被允许将商誉在很多年内逐步摊销。

The area used to be known as Nacochtank, which was a settlement of Necostan or Anacostan Indians. The Indians lived well there, surviving on an almost endless supply of fish from the river. The first European explorer to visit this area was Captain John Smith in 1608. His visit opened up the area to European settlement along the Anacostia River a few years later.

过去，这个区域较为人所知的名字是 Nacochtank ，它是 Necostan 或 Anacostan 印地安人的定居地；住在这儿的印地安人生活过的很好，他们依这条河内源源不绝的鱼儿维生。1608年时，第一个造访此处的欧洲探险家是约翰史密斯上尉( Captain John Smith ，因其与印地安公主 Pocahontas 的故事而为人所知)，这个地方因他的造访而开启，几年后，欧洲人开始沿着阿纳卡斯蒂亚河创建殖民地。

Written where my spine used to be. Annoyingly, my job constantly reminds me that there's a more responsible and effective way to live.

令人烦恼的是，我的工作不停地提醒了我还有一个更负责、更有效的方式生活。

Grandfather was an austere man; he used to be silent and very strict to us

祖父是个严厉的人，他不怎么说话，而且对我们要求很严格。

I am not the one I used to be. How to get myself back on the track?

B。我已经不再是以前的我了，怎么才能找回自己？

The desire for male descendants has had many baleful consequences in China, and in recent years one that used to be hidden has come to light.

在中国，对男孩的渴望造成了许多悲惨后果。最近几年，一个曾经一度隐藏的事实逐渐暴露出来。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。