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I used to be rather introverted and often felt nervous about communicating with others.

我本身是一个沉默寡言的人，也很怕跟别人沟通。

Futures used to be called commodities, the irreducible building blocks of the economy.

过去期货叫商品，是经济中不可缺少的元素。

It is not just the pace and level that is a problem. My memory is not as good as it used to be

这不仅是进度和水平的差异，这是个问题，我的记忆力已经不日以前了。

Poor Mr Janes is sure not like he used to be; well he is over the hill.

可怜的琼斯先生确是今非昔比，他已是日落西山了。

I used to be very jealous, and it was a very strong feeling.

我曾经非常嫉妒，它是一种非常强的感情。

You don't want an asshole where your face used to be, whaling Jennings.

你不想在脸上开个窟窿吧

Ms. Qian, the Shanghai job-hopper, says money used to be a prime motivator.

钱女士，这位上海的跳槽姑娘说，金钱曾经是她挑选工作的首要因素。

His jumper is way better than it used to be.

和过去相比，他的跳投有了质的飞跃。

When I was on the track team, I used to be a jumper.

过去我在田径队时，我是跳高运动员。

These rated corporate bonds—whether junk or not—used to be the height of sophistication.

这些被评级的公司债券——无论他们是否是垃圾债券——过去曾是市场成熟程度的标志。

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。