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- "Die Zeiten sind sehr gut."
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way
-- Dickens
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I can't very well use this phrase in 2020. Riots, pandemic, no toilet paper, earthquakes, fires......
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Including the definite article in the English translation is incorrect. It should be "times are very good". The only time you're likely to hear an English speaker say "the times" is if they're talking about a newspaper (like the New York Times).