很久以前 a long time ago; in the year one; langsyne; long before; long since; long, long age; long,long ago; once in the long ago; once opon a time; remote; so long ago; time out of mind
It is not long ago that they arrived in britain . 他們是不久以前到達(dá)英國的。
There was once a time , and not so long ago either . 有一次,而且還是不久以前。
The function of the thymus was unknown until relatively recently . 直到不久以前,人們對胸腺的功能尚不明了。
A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around . 不久以前,方圓幾英里的鄉(xiāng)村都長滿了大樹。
Until fairly recently, break was treated mainly with "plaster and time. " 直到不久以前,骨折一直是用“石膏和時間”治療的。
What a pretty pass for one to come to whose hopes had so recently run so high ! 一個不久以前大有希望的人,遭到這樣的事是何等尷尬呀!
He looks out of the windows from which she looked out, not long ago, upon the weather that bored her to death . 他望著窗外,而不久以前,夫人也在這里望著窗外那使她煩得要死的天氣。
The americans, having recently helped britain drive france from north america, now persuaded france to help drive out britain . 美國人不久以前幫助了英國把法國趕出北美,現(xiàn)在又說服了法國來幫忙把英國趕走。
The impetuous little lady played at love with these imaginary worthies, as a little while before she had played at maternity with her doll . 這個毛手毛腳的小女子充當(dāng)了這些大人物的情人,就象不久以前她把洋娃娃當(dāng)作自己的女兒一樣。
Wasn ' t long ago you couldn ' t get a word out of him 不久以前他一句話都說不完