The words " auld lang syne" mean " old long since" .

" auld lang syne" 的意思是" 逝去已久的日子" 。

He had never seen a wizard work things out like this, simply by looking and touching; but Harry had long since learned that bangs and smoke were more often the marks of ineptitude than expertise.

只眼睛看，手。不过哈利早就知道，弄得乒乒乓乓、烟雾大作的，通常是水平较低的人的特点，而不是高手的做派。

The times when GMOs were up for debate will have long since gone, and everyone will be able to literally taste the progress.

对于转基因生物的争论到已成为过眼云烟，人类将会享受到进步的成果。

And the pulley moaned, like an old weathervane, which the wind has long since forgotten.

辘轳像是一个被风遗忘了很久的风向标一样，吱吱作响。

Long since disconnected from eyes, ears and fingers, it had never fallen prey to beauty, or to a musical voice, to the feel of silken skin.

这颗心脏长期与眼睛、耳朵和手指隔绝，它从没有被美、音乐般的歌、绸缎般的肌肤所俘虏过。

By the time I finish, it's midnight, and Kate has long since gone to bed.

我做完功课时，已经是午夜，凯特早已上床睡觉。

In his own lifetime Galileo was the centre of violent controversy, but the scientific dust has long since settled, and today we can see even his famous clash with the Inquisition in something like its proper perspective.

伽利略在世时是激烈论战的中心，是，他逝世以来，那场科学上的纷争早已平息了下来，甚至他和宗教法庭的著名冲突，我们今天也能正确如实地看待。

Although the Shining Path has long since faded, the vigilantes are stronger than ever.

虽然光辉道路游击队很久以前就衰，那以后群众卫组织的势力日趋强大。

It had long since passed into the stage where blows were required to rouse it.

他们早就到了鞭子不打便不起身这样的地步了。

Jonathan! How've you been? It has been so long since I've seen you.

乔纳森！你去哪了？好长时间都没有见过你了。

It was not long since Sophie's grandmother had died.

苏菲的祖母不久前才去世。

It's been so long since we've been together.

我们好久聚在一起了。

" Has it seemed long since you last saw me? " she asked.

“从上次见面以后，好像过去了很长时间，是吗？”她问。

How long since you have been up?

你醒了多久了？

Something " good enough" had long since been accepted by our race.

长期以来，我们这个种族一面认为某种事物只要“足够好”就行了。

Pointing out that many officials involved in the original proceedings had long since retired.

他说，许多参与原始程序的官员早已退休。

These were all the arguments I had proposed several years ago-and had long since abandoned.

这些都是我几年前提出的观点——很早之前就被摒弃了。

On both sides of the river are waste rice fields, long since abandoned.

河两岸都是废弃的稻田，早已荒废。

World War I. Historians have long since debated the psychological impact of killing.

历史学家长期以来一直在争论杀戮的心理影响。

And we might think it hasn't been too long since the animals were related.

我们可能会认为，这些动物之间的亲缘关系并没有太久。