去年

Until last year he was still an unknown singer, but now his name has become a household word.

去年以前他还一直是位默默无闻的歌手，可如今他的名字已家喻户晓了。

Last year I had a narrow escape, and I don't want to risk my life a second time.

去年我死里逃生，因此我不想再去冒生命危险了。

Helen: I bought a pair of trousers last year, which I like the best.

海伦：我去年买了一条裤子，我非常喜欢。

Direct cross-Straits flights have become the only profitable route for Taiwanese airline companies, who enjoyed a passenger load factor of 81.5% from December 15, 2008 to June 30 this year.

从去年12月15日至今年6月30日，台湾航空公司两岸直航班机载客率81.5%，"飞大陆"成为台湾航空业中唯一赚钱的航线。

Others say it is a natural progression coming out of last year's turmoil.

其他人则认为，这是一种源自去年市场动荡的自然进程。

We had a prosperous business last year.

我们去年的买卖很好。

Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.

因为拒绝睡在地板上，一个德黑兰的年轻人去年买了一张真正的床，这是在他生命中第一次。

We had a severe winter last year.

去年我们度过了一个严冬。

Toyota, already the world's second-largest automaker, expects to sell 9.8 million vehicles in 2008, which could pass General Motors, which sold 9.2 million vehicles last year and is facing a severe slump in truck and SUV sales, as are the other domestic brands.

目前已经是世界第二大汽车生产商的丰田预计到08年的销量能达到980万辆，这将超过通用，通用去年的销量为920万辆，而通用目前和其他美国车厂一样正面临卡车和SUV的滞销。

Looking back this year, in October last year, up 6124 points out the history of the head, in October this year, but dropped the most in 14 years, a strong contrast.

回顾今年，在去年10月，上升6124点了头的历史，在今年10月，但随着14年来最，一个强烈的对比。

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。