a little while ago

基本解释

I saw it running itself a little while ago, and now it has come creeping up from the other side.
刚才我就看见它在移动呢，现在它却又从另一边儿冒出来了。
A little while ago, when they came to tell us to come to you, I still thought that I was about to die, but it was from joy.
刚才有人来叫我们来的时候，我还感到我要死了，但那是快乐得要死。
Look at those trees and that building. And besides, I just had a chat with Gandhi in his tent a little while ago, and he seemed real enough.
看那些树和建筑，另外，我刚刚和甘地在他的帐篷里小叙，他看起来也很真实。

You learned that a little while ago.
已经证明了这一点。
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A little while ago there was a sniper, actually a pair of snipers killing people in Washington and the one thing everybody knew about it was there was a white van involved.
几年前出现了一个狙击手，确切地说，是一对狙手在华盛顿作案,大家都知道的一件事是,作案过程中有一辆白色小货车。
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The administration put out a statement a little while ago about the EU sanctions.
WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing
He got back over 40 a little while ago, now back under 40.
NPR: Political Wrap: DeLay Primary, Domestic Wiretapping