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" Fish and chips used to be a poor man's treat, but with the prices, it's becoming a delicacy," said Mark Morris, a fishmonger for 20 years in London's enormous Billingsgate market.

马克·莫里斯在伦敦海鲜市场卖了20年的鱼，他说："油炸鱼薯过去是穷人的珍馐，现在却成了大众美味。"

I blame it all on how we used to be

我会把所有的一切归咎于我们的过去

I'm still quick enough, though not blistering like I used to be.

虽然我没有年轻时那么快，但我的速度还在。

It used to be known as 'silent insubordi nation' in the Army: in other words, good old-fashioned bloody-mindedness.

这种综合症在军队中往往表现为"沉默的不服从"，或者表现为过去那种很和善的不合作态度。

At such a blustering and snowy height of 5,000 m, the mother repeated the same action of breastfeeding, which used to be performed in a carefree way but now became most challenging!

在这个风雪狂舞的5000米高山上，妻子一次又一次地重复着平常极为简单而现在却无比艰难的喂奶动作。

BARBARA WAAS used to be a book-keeper for a small brokerage firm.

BARBARA WAAS 过去曾是一家小型经纪公司的薄记员。

There used to be a bookshelf in this room.

在这个房间里，过去一直有一个书架。

I used to be a champion boxer.

我以前是个拳击冠军。

He used to be an amateur boxer in his early days.

在他的早年时代他曾是一位业余拳击手。

Fox hunting used to be popular in Boxing Day. But now it is banned.

节礼日猎狐活动在过去十分受欢迎，但现在已被取缔。

But we don't care about Battlegrounds.

但我们并不在乎沙场中的显露。

Ah! don't mention it, the butcher's shop is a horror.

啊！不用提了。提到肉，真是糟透了。