立彬の日本語
この町は以前ほどにぎわっていない。
tbd
This city is not so busy as it used to be.
This city isn't as busy as it used to be.
This town isn't as busy as it used to be.
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この， こん， 此の， 斯の
1. this
2. last (couple of years, etc.), these, past, this
3. you (as in "you liar")
这个；最近（几年等）、这些、过去、这个；你（例如指“你这个骗子”）
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以前， 已前， いぜん
1. before, prior to, ago
2. the past, before, previously, former times
之前，在……之前，以前；过去，以前，先前，从前
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ほど， 程
1. extent, degree, measure
2. limit, bounds
3. (span of) time
4. (a) distance
5. the state of, the status of, the condition of
6. about, around, approximately, or so
7. as much as ..., to the extent of ..., like ...
8. the more ... the more ...
程度；极限，边界；时间跨度；距离；...状况，...情况；大约，或者；多如……，达到……的程度，如同……；越……就越……
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賑わう， にぎわう
1. to be crowded with people, to be bustling with
2. to prosper, to flourish, to do thriving business
拥挤，熙熙攘攘
は
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
指示句子的主题；表示与另一选项（无论是否明确提及）形成对比；表示强调
