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It was sad to see the once-great man looking so frail.看到曾经那么伟大的人物如此脆弱，真让人心里难受。The downtown area was a no-man's-land of abandoned buildings and decay.这个闹市区曾经是个只有废弃建筑和处于衰败状态的无人区。This band, once only known to a few, is now finally poised to take the world by storm.这个曾经只为少数人所知的乐队现在终于要让全世界为之倾倒了。Her mother was in service.她母亲曾经给人当佣人。At one time, I was very religious and a regular church-goer.我曾经是个笃信宗教、定期上教堂的人。Gold was once the basis of the U.S. monetary system.美国曾经的货币体系是金本位。The once-powerful party has splintered into hundreds of pieces.这个曾经势力强大的党派现在已经四分五裂了。I got a chance to observe how a detective actually works.我曾经有个机会去观察侦探实际上是怎样工作的。Luke badly wanted a pass mark. Still does, I daresay.卢克曾经很想能及格，他大概现在还是很想。She dated several of the big movie stars of the time.当年她曾经跟好几位电影巨星约会。Saliva was thought to be an especially valuable curative.唾液曾经被认为是一种特别珍贵的药物。I've only ever seen him from a distance.我只是曾经远远地看见过他。Eating in East Berlin used to be a joyless experience.在东柏林就餐曾经是一件沉闷无趣的事情。Jesse was an outlaw, a bandit, a criminal.杰西是个亡命之徒，曾经抢劫犯科。Nearly a half of all the industrial workers of China huddled in Shanghai.中国的产业工人几乎有一半曾经集中在上海。He had helped Eliot, almost as an editor, by pointing out the obscurities in his writing.他曾经帮助过艾略特，几乎像个编辑那样，指出他作品中的晦涩之处。She had expected him to come home, but that was not to be the case. 她曾经期望他能回家，但他没有回来。I did try to warn you.我的确曾经试着提醒你。They mistakenly believed the standard licences they held were sufficient.他们曾经误以为有正规执照就足够了。Leonidas' family had been poor, he went hungry for years.利奥尼达斯家曾经很穷，他有很多年都吃不饱肚子。She has been very unlucky with injuries this year.她今年很不走运，曾经多次受伤。He got drafted into the army.他曾经应征入伍。Richard used to run a pub.理查德曾经开过酒吧。She used to like him but now she's gone off him completely.她曾经喜欢过他，但是现在好感全无。She lived in a rambling Victorian house that had certainly seen better days.她住在一幢布局凌乱的维多利亚时代的房子里，无疑，那房子曾经辉煌一时。Hamden had managed to corner the entire grain supply.哈姆登曾经设法垄断了整个谷物供应市场。Their music was once very popular.他们的音乐曾经非常流行。He used to argue over football with the fishwives in the Olivar market.他曾经在奥利瓦尔市场跟卖鱼婆争论过足球。It was hard to come to terms with her death after all the support she gave to me and the family.她曾经给予我和家人莫大的帮助，她的死讯令人难以接受。I remember being passionately jealous of my stepsister.我记得我曾经非常嫉妒我的继妹。She tried to put past hurts behind her.她努力将曾经的伤痛抛在脑后。He had faced his illness with great courage.他曾经非常勇敢地面对疾病。He was once the golden boy of tennis, but now few people remember his name.他曾经是网球金童，但现在已经没什么人记得他的名字了。Roy was at pains to point out that English was the only exam he'd ever failed.罗伊小心翼翼地点明英语是他唯一曾经考试不及格的学科。She was an heiress in her gilded youth.她在青年时代很阔气，曾经是大笔遗产的继承人。Generations of schoolchildren have sat at these desks.一代代的学童曾经坐在这些书桌旁。The bank denies that the insurance was ever a condition of the loan.银行否认曾经要求以保险作为货款的条件。He's quaffed many a glass of champagne in his time.他年轻时曾经开怀畅饮过不少香槟美酒。It used to be the height of literary fashion, but now it's a dead letter as far as I can see.这部作品曾经风行一时，但在我看来，现在它已经不值一提。He admitted he had done her wrong and asked for forgiveness.他承认曾经冤枉了她，并且请求她原谅。 |