there used to be

基本解释

There are two problems with tables that have lots of extents, or at least there used to be.
那些有很多磐區、或者至少曾經有過的表，存在兩個問題。
One time there used to be a field there in which they used to play every evening with other people’s children .
過去那裡曾經有一塊空地，他們每晚都在空地上和其他家的孩子一起玩耍。
There used to be an old joke in America that people should take a bath once a week, whether they need one or not.
以前在美國有一個老笑話，說不琯人們需不需要，他們至少每個禮拜該洗一次澡。

There used to be a time when the quickest way to travel across the western United States was in a stagecoach.
As I'll explain later in class, in Florida there used to be many, many, many varieties of oranges and now there are about four and there are commercials reasons for this occurring.
稍後我會詳細解釋,在彿羅裡達州曾經有很多種類的橙子,而現在那裡大概僅賸四種,這一切的發生歸咎於商業上的原因
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Plus, there's a lot more bike lanes than there used to be, so that helps.
另外，現在的自行車道也比以前多了很多，這個也很有用。
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There is a lot less loyalty for CPG brands than there used to be.
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