japanese economic supremacy not long ago went unquestioned, backed as it was by japan「s defence alliance with america.

不久前，凭借与美国联合防卫计划，日本刚刚确立了经济霸权地位。

not long ago i wrote 「only small business can save america.

不久前我写到：只有小公司才可以拯救美国。

as for rocket science, not long ago it was held up as the paragon of baffling complexity.

至于火箭科学，不久前它还被当作具有不可思议的复杂性的典型；

greece was hit by the sovereign debt crisis not long ago and stands at a critical moment of overcoming difficulties.

不久前，希腊遭受主权债务危机沖击，正处在克服困难的关键时期。

not long ago we had a problem where i used to work.

在不久前，我们碰到了一个我曾经解决过的问题。

not long ago economists and policymakers in america clung to hopesthat the economy, after lurching through the depths of a financialcrisis earlier this year, would rebound in the second six months.

美国的经济学家和政策制定者在不久前还认为，在淌过本年早些时候爆发的金融危机的深水沟以后，经济将在下半年复苏。

not long ago a single bitcoin sold for less than a dollar, but in recent months the price climbed to $8, then to $20, then above $30, before falling back to $18, the current level.

不久前，一比特币价格不到一美元，但在近几个月中，它的价格上升到8美元，然后到20美元，然后超过30美元，后来又回落到18美元这个当前价位。

not long ago china and russia wanted to put off the whole process.

因为就在不久前，中国和俄罗斯还想推迟整个进程。

not long ago in bangkok i observed some children, obviously of the elite, emerging from a school.

不久前我在曼谷观察过一些学校里的显然是精英人士的孩子。

in itself that represents something of a victory. not long ago china and russia wanted to put off the whole process.

就其本身而言，通过决议案就是些许的胜利，因为不久前中国和俄罗斯还想推迟对伊制裁表决。

not long ago mass media was about the only kind of culture there was.

就在不久前，大众媒体还是文化的唯一一种形式。

he led a delegation to china not long ago for the shanghai world expo and experienced once again the rapid changes in shanghai and the continuous development of china.

他不久前率团赴华观摩上海世博会，再次亲身体验了日新月异的上海和不断发展变化的中国。

not long ago you suggested in a column that such a future could await us if we didn」t continue 」the fight".

不久前，你在一篇专栏文章中说，如果我们不继续「战斗」，迎接我们的可能就是这种未来。

not long ago the bbc transmitted a programme about credit-card use.

不久前，bbc公司播放了一期关于使用信用卡的节目。