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Pack ice around Iceland was becoming a threat to navigation.冰岛周围的浮冰群曾一度对船只航行构成威胁。The country once cut itself off from the rest of the world.这个国家曾一度与外部世界隔绝。She saw herself as a failure and had been institutionalized once for depression.她把自己看作一个失败者，曾一度因抑郁而被送入精神病院。He was once regarded as one of Mr Brown's closest political advisers.他曾一度被视作布朗先生最为亲信的政治顾问之一。He experienced a momentary loss of consciousness.他曾一度失去了意识。At one stage his very life was in danger.他的生命都曾一度处于危险之中。There was a hiatus in his acting life.他的演艺生涯曾一度中断。Horse-racing was once considered vulgar and lower class in Japan.赛马在日本曾一度被视为是粗俗的下层社会游戏。Hemingway once won the Nobel Prize for literature.海明威曾一度获得诺贝尔文学奖。He once had a big lead in the campaign, but now the other candidates are nipping at his heels.他在竞选中曾一度遥遥领先，但现在其他候选人正紧跟其后。At one time paper mills were the industrial base for the region.造纸厂曾一度是这个地区的工业支柱。The company had once been uncompromisingly socialist.该公司曾一度坚定地走社会主义道路。For once, the artist's fertile imagination failed him.这位画家丰富的想象力曾一度枯竭。Europe once writhed under Hitler's heel.欧洲曾一度在希特勒的铁蹄下遭受苦难。The village was once a pirates' lair.这个村子曾一度是海盗藏匿之处。Squash was once thought to offer all-round fitness.人们曾一度认为打壁球可以进行全身性锻炼。Rain water was once considered to be good for the complexion.雨水曾一度被认为可以滋养皮肤。Short haircuts for men went out for a time, and then they came back into fashion.男人留短发曾一度过时，后来又流行起来了。For a time, they billeted in a ramshackle house.他们曾一度投宿在一所东倒西歪的屋子里。At one time, the club numbered an archbishop among its members.该俱乐部曾一度把大主教吸纳为其成员。At one time, George Eliot lived here.乔治‧艾略特曾一度住在这里。The couple had busted up before and got together again.这对夫妇曾一度分居，后来又归和好。The plant once ranged across the island.这种植物曾一度遍布该岛。There was a hiatus in their correspondence.他们曾一度中断通信。Political power was really in their hands and they let it slip away.他们曾一度掌握着很大的政治权力，但却没有把握住。Ideas that were once controversial have now become mainstreamed.曾一度有争议的观点现在已成为主流。At one time doctors recommended red meat as part of a healthy diet but not any more.医生曾一度建议吃红肉，认为这是健康饮食的一部分，但是现在他们不这么认为了。Diamonds were once thought to have magical powers.钻石曾一度被认为具有魔力。Bananas, once rarities in Soviet states, are now widely available.在苏联曾一度是稀有之物的香蕉，现在随处都可见到。Tobacco was once a curiosity in Europe.烟草在欧洲曾一度是稀罕物。Mali once was a major trading and transportation centre between North Africa and the Sahel.马里曾一度为北非与萨赫勒地区间贸易和交通的中心。The Canadian dollar was once on a par with the U.S. greenback.加元曾一度与美元等值。They once had a corner on the corn market.他们曾一度垄断了玉米市场。He had once looked into buying his own island off Nova Scotia.他曾一度考察过在新斯科舍附近购买岛屿。This country was once proud of its education system. Now it seems to be in ruins.这个国家曾一度为其教育体系感到自豪。但现在它似乎已经千疮百孔了。Swindon were six points down at one stage.斯温顿曾一度落后六分。The sea had once irrupted into the cavern.海水曾一度侵入这山洞。 |