In years gone by, people were phobic about getting on trains. They weren't used to it.

在过去，人们对坐火车心怀惧怕。他们对此还不习惯。

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In years gone by the expectant father would be endlessly boiling water and preparing towels.

过去的岁月里，准父亲会不断地煮开水和准备毛巾。

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In years gone by there have been some problems within the Netherlands squad. Is it a good group that are now in the squad?

在过去的一段时间荷兰队似乎出现了一些问题，现在它依然是一个很好的球队吗？

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It takes so long that by the time the spaceship comes back, 100 years will have gone by.

去了很久，以至于宇宙飞船回来的时候，100年都已经过去了。

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In years gone by these people would have been looked after by younger relatives.

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"In years gone by, I'd have been concerned about all this, " he wrote in his column for the Times newspaper.

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In years gone by Mead attempted to defend itself from the cyclicality of the paper business by getting into other ones.

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