That was 50 years ago, but it stuck in Howell's memory like a strange claw.
那都是50年前的事了，但它像一只奇怪的爪子一样卡在豪厄尔的记忆中。
I hardly remember everything of that day six years ago, but I do remember that I was feeling very angry.
我几乎不记得六年前那一天的一切，但我记得当时我感到非常愤怒。
I read this book many years ago, but it was only recently that I saw the wisdom in it.
我是很多年前读的这本书，但直到最近我才领会到这其中的智慧。
这也只是他五年前的想法而已。
That was 10 years ago, but I still remember her face.
那是10年前的事，但我至今无法忘记她哭泣的样子。
Another version: hundreds of millions years ago here was a sea and an active underwater volcano that could produce not only steam but water-insoluble minerals as well.
另一种说法是：在成千上万年以前，这里是一片海洋，海底的火山活动频繁，这不仅可以产生蒸汽而且还有非水溶性矿物质等。
That was 50 years ago, but it stuck in Howell’s memory like a strange claw.
这都是50年前的事了，但它像某种奇怪的爪子一样，卡在豪厄尔的记忆中。
But that -oh, that was thirty years ago.
可那——唉，那是三十年前的事了。
But it was still the drag outfit that was blamed: Giuilani later reappeared on Saturday Night Live saying "one of my key mistakes, years ago, was when I hosted this show, I wore a dress."
这本是选举策略的失误，但变装形象依然成了替罪羊：朱利安尼后来再上“周六夜现场”时说“我当年最大的错误，就是在主持这个节目的时候穿了裙子。”
This is something that would have terrified me four years ago, but was only a mild fear at that time.
这在四年前，可是我把握吓死的，但是当时我只是有点点害怕而已。
Of course, the explosion in new male talent began years ago, but at least there was a relatively well-trusted database that performers could rely on to help keep them safe.
当然，男性新秀们的爆发式增加在几年前就开始了，但是演员们至少还可以依赖相对可靠的资料库来保障自己的安全。
I know now that the man who sat with me on the old wooden stairs that hot summer night over thirty-five years ago was not a tall man. But to a five-year-old, he was a giant.
现在，我知道三十五年多前那个炎热的夏夜和我坐在旧木楼梯上的那个男人个子并不高，但是对于一个五岁的孩子来说，他就是个巨人。
The patient joked that he was thinner years ago — but weren’t we all?
患者开玩笑说，多年前我也比较瘦，可现在大家都一样啊。
Alexander used to make a good living working in the auto industry, but that was two years ago.
亚历山大曾经在汽车行业工作，生活不错，但那已经是两年前的事了。
"If it was 30 years ago, it would be a topic that needed to be discussed," she says. "But today it is a matter of how we do it."
“如果是30年前，这会是需要讨论的主题，”她说，“但在今天，它是关于如何做到的问题。”
But for Joyce Chavis, the problem until a few years ago was that she could not let toddlers in her care step outside her house.
但对乔伊斯·查韦斯来说，直到几年前，她一直担心的问题是正在照看的孩子溜到屋外去。
He added that 40 years ago cycling was much more common but there is no evidence men then were less fertile.
他补充道，40年前骑车的人比现在多多了，但那个年代的人照样子孙满堂。
When I started my personal blog a few years ago, I had no idea what I was going to write about, but I did know that I wanted to help people live better lives.
几年前，当我刚开始写这个博客的时候，我根本不知道自己要写些什么，但我知道我想要帮助其他人，让他们过更好的人生。
Heir to the throne Prince Charles on Tuesday paid off a family debt incurred more than 350 years ago — but was spared the accumulated interest that could have run into tens of thousands of pounds.
英国王位继承人查尔斯王储于本周二还清了英国王室350多年前欠的一笔旧债，但好几万英镑的高额利息却一笔勾销。
That was six years ago. I still don't drink, but I do like chocolate.
那是六年前，我虽不喝酒，但喜欢吃巧克力。
Five years ago he said that things were fine, but there was enough change he'd like be to be followed by a specialist.
五年前他说没事，但是他所希望的足够的改变发生了，接着来了一位专家。
The most remarkable thing about that figure, though, is not how big it is, but that it is smaller than it was two years ago.
引人注意的倒不是这个数字的大小，而是它已经比前两年少了好多。
不过这都快30年了。
I really felt that was going to take off 10 or 13 years ago, and it's taken a long time - but it's finally having the kind of impact I thought it would.
我真想在10年或者13年前就把它拿出来，它耗费了很长的时间，但最后我想它会造成一个很大的影响。
That ain't sensible, and that ain't science, but as it was 40 years ago, it sure is fun.
登月不理智，也不科学，但是就像40年前那样，它很快乐。
But how changed since last I saw him！ That was seven or eight years ago， in the Strand.
可是，比起最后一次见面，他发生了多大的改变呀！
But how changed since last I saw him！ That was seven or eight years ago， in the Strand.
可是，比起最后一次见面，他发生了多大的改变呀！
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