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Most of our caring – and that's why the future can be different from the past.

发挥最大的作用，这就是为什么将来同过去是不一样的。

China used to be known as the "kingdom of bicycles".

中国过去是众所周知的"自行车王国"。

He used to be a very believable defender and never fouled on any of us.

他过去是一位非常可信的后卫犯规，从来没有在任何我们。

Henry Bergh used to be a famous US politician .

Henry Bergh 过去是美国著名的政治家。

But arguing over who did what in the past is beside the point. The question is how to do things better in the future.

但是，讨论过去是谁造成了怎样的局面已经没有意义了，问题在于，将来怎样把事情做得更好。

" 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。"

Gong: In the past, people have approached me before to play, for example, a girl in James Bond movies, things like that.

巩俐：过去是有人接触我，约我拍片，比如出演007电影中的一位女孩之类的角色。

She used to be a thief here, until she decided to move down south to the Boneyard.

她过去是我们工会的成员，后来她决定南下去晒骨场。

It is in a building that used to be a kind of factory called a cannery.

建造这座水族馆的建筑物过去是一座被称为"罐头工厂"的工厂。

Watts, author of speculation as a fine art and thoughts on life, was a charter member and president of the new york cotton exchange.

迪克森·G·沃兹作为《投机艺术和生活感想》的作者，过去是纽约棉花交易所的会员和主席。

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。