从前

He estimate his income tax bill by extrapolation from figures submit in previous year.

他从前几年的报税数字推算出自己应缴的所得税数额。

I always was a sucker for a good fairy tale.

从前一直是一个对精彩的神话故事很着迷的人。

Once upon a time there was a giant with two heads.

从前有个两头巨人。

You can’t keep harking back to the past.

你不能没完没地念叨从前。

It is said that at one time a highwayman lived in the house.

据说从前某个时候,有个拦路强盗在栋房子住过。

Herdsmen used migrate with their cattle and sheep in search of fresh grass.

从前牧民们为新鲜的草原赶着牛羊一起迁移。

A number of trades,previously thought of as lowly ones,began to receive more attention.

从前被人们视为卑贱的一些业现在开始受到更多的重视。

Poor old uncle Tompson used to cadge some money for cigarettes from me.

可怜的汤普森大叔从前常常从讨些钱买香烟抽。

The British were formerly dominant in India.

英国人从前统治印度。

13 All people are unwarily led by the desires of material.

从前一直以为仁、义、忠、信等就是人类最高的道德标准。

In former times there were far fewer people dwelling on earth than there are now.

从前生活在地球上的人比今天少得多。

Regulations formerly permitted prison wardens to correct unruly inmates.

规章制度从前曾允许监狱的典狱长惩罚不守规矩的犯人。

This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.

船从前航行在中国内河。

Formerly he often lingered about a park doing nothing.

从前他一直在公园闲荡, 无所事事。

Dad's sly grin reflected the devilment that had returned to his eyes.

爸爸咧嘴而笑，眼睛又闪出从前那种狡黠的神情。

After the injury the bones did not articulate as well as before.

受伤后骨的关节不如从前连接的好。

He is not any friendlier than before.

他一点也不比从前友好。

I used to work at a tobacconist’s,and I found it quite interesting.

从前在一家纸烟店工作,对那的工作很感兴趣。

My mind travelled back to a hot sultry day in the little town.

的思绪回到从前在个小镇上度过的闷热的一天。

In earlier day,the church proscribe dancing and card play.

从前，教会禁止跳舞和玩牌。