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before the rinderpest 强调
惯用语, 南非的	давным-давно (In South Africa, a long time ago; referring to the 1896 epidemic of the cattle disease, treated as a landmark. // Rinderpest is a contagious viral disease of cattle that periodically caused heavy losses in much of Africa. The 1896 epidemic was so devastating that it was treated as a historical landmark, so giving rise to this expression. oxfordreference.com 'More)