过去的

American firms used to be allowed to amortise goodwill over many years.

美国的企业被允许将商誉在很多年内逐步摊销。

He followed this up with a few horrifying anecdotes from his own past.

他接下讲了几件有关自己的令人震惊的轶事。

It is not advisable just to sit there brooding about the unpleasant bygones.

老是坐在那里闷闷不乐地想着那些不愉快的事情并不好。

Our dog used to escape by scraping through the bars of his fence.

我的狗常从阻挡它的栏杆之间挤。

Over the last decade, the use of countertrade in international commerce has become more widespread.

在的十年，互惠贸易在国际商业活动已经应用的来广泛。

Many words once commonly used have fallen into desuetude.

许多曾通用的词, 今天已经废弃不用了。

Beth had secured his promise that he would neverprobe into her past.

贝思已经让他答应永远不打听她的。

She meets her old boyfriend for a drink.

她不时与她的男朋友见面喝上一杯。

Let bygones be bygones and let's forget about our disputes and be friends again.

"的事不必再提了,让我忘掉的争论,和好如初吧。"

The second problem posed when considering catastrophism is the earth's past impact history.

当用灾变论来解释的地球被撞击历史时，第二个问题就出现了。

Some of them bitterly attacked their former friends.

他中有些人恶毒地攻击他的朋友。

John often talks about his bypast life.

约翰经常和朋友谈论他的生活。

The old hermit was very cagey about her past life.

老隐士对自己的生活守口如瓶。

She’s very cagey about her past life.

她对自己的生活讳莫如深。

He implored forgiveness for what he had done.

他乞求宽恕他所做的事。

His voice began to falter at the mention of his sufferings in the old days.

一提到他在所受的痛苦他的声音就开始发颤。

The islanders used to live in darkness.

岛上的居民一直生活在愚昧之中。

The truth about your murky past is safe with me—my lips are sealed.

有关你那些不光彩的事, 我决不告诉别人。

After an initial burst of enthusiasm for jogging, I gradually lost interest.

一时的热情之后，我对慢跑逐渐失了兴趣。

The barn of the used-to-be-poor farmer is now heaped with grain.

很贫穷的农民的谷仓里现在堆满了粮食。