how about the following explanation on the usage of 'since' and

回答: 苦行僧不如眾樂樂。。:)beautifulwind2015-07-30 14:05:28

Chinese stock market continued to fall on Tuesday since three weeks before ... =
Chinese stock market continued to fall on Tuesday since the starting of the fall three weeks before the fall on Tuesday ...

Googled and found the following interesting on 'before', 'ago' and 'earlier':
http://www.italki.com/question/111799

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我記得,since當“自從”時, -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (223 bytes) () 07/30/2015 postreply 20:15:28

閱讀大家不同的翻譯版本收獲不小,尤其是幾位寫作大拿的,用詞和句法讓人眼前一亮。 -yingyudidida- 給 yingyudidida 發送悄悄話 yingyudidida 的博客首頁 (24 bytes) () 07/30/2015 postreply 20:16:49

嘿嘿,必須謝謝你的發明:) -beautifulwind- 給 beautifulwind 發送悄悄話 beautifulwind 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 07/30/2015 postreply 20:57:52

請您先登陸,再發跟帖!