从前

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

从前有个两头巨人。

The British were formerly dominant in India.

英国人从前统治印度。

This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.

这船从前航行在中国内河。

He is not any friendlier than before.

他一点也不比从前友好。

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

从前，教会禁止跳舞和玩牌。

You can’t keep harking back to the past.

你不能没完没了地念叨从前。

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。

Formerly he often lingered about a park doing nothing.

从前他一直在公园闲荡, 无所事事。

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。

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

从前牧民们为了找新鲜的草原赶着牛羊一起迁移。

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

我的思绪回到从前在这个小镇上度过的闷热的一天。

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我这讨些钱买香烟抽。

He used to be quite wealthy, but his children have bled him dry.

他从前很富有，可是都被他的孩们给榨乾了。

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

爸爸咧嘴而笑，眼睛又闪出了从前那种狡黠的神情。

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

据说从前某个时候,有个拦路强盗在这栋住过。

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.

我从前一直是一个对精彩的神话故事很着迷的人。

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职业现在开始受到更多的重视。

Their former enemy is arming again.

他们从前的敌人正在重整军备。

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

从前我一直以为仁、义、忠、信等就是人类最高的道德标准。