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  • 顺便提一句,=by the bye
    1. By the way, I found that book you were looking for.
      顺便提一下,我找到了你在寻找的那本书。
    2. By the way, I presume we're all agreed that the Cultural Revolution in China was indeed a revolution too far.
      顺便提一句,我想我们都同意,中国的文化大革命真是做过了头的一场革命。