previous 24 hours

Chinese translation: 此前24小时

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English term or phrase:	previous 24 hours
Chinese translation:	此前24小时
Entered by:	Sunny Xia

02:22 Aug 28, 2008

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English term or phrase: previous 24 hours

请问"the previous 24 hours"和"the past 24 hours" 有何区别？例如，以8月28日早上10点为起点，以上两条分别应如何翻译？多谢！

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此前24小时

Explanation:
"Previous 24 hours"应该是指（过去）某个时间点之前24小时，而"past 24 hours"指从现在开始往前推算24小时。

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Fang Sheng
Canada
Local time: 02:03

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此前24小时

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此前24小时

Explanation:
"Previous 24 hours"应该是指（过去）某个时间点之前24小时，而"past 24 hours"指从现在开始往前推算24小时。

Fang Sheng
Canada
Local time: 02:03
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