For example, the ancient city of Venice,Italy has long been threatened by rising sea levels.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

When a slave is freed--and in the Ancient World, in the Roman Empire, most slaves were eventually freed, - unless they just died before long-- they became a freed man.

当一名奴隶被释放。。。在古罗马帝国，几乎所有奴隶最终都会被释放，除非他们很早就去世-,成为脱离奴隶身份的人。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

As he puts it in the dedication of his most famous book, he writes that this book The Prince "is a product of long experience with modern things " and a continuous reading of the ancient ones."

从而催生出,他最呕心沥血的大作，他笔下的《君王论》,“是一部,对现代事物长久体验,与持续阅读古籍的结晶“

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Long after the fall of the ancient Egyptian civilization, doctors and alchemists in Europe continued the custom of showing a sign of the gods' help and protection.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

The ancient Greek philosopher Plato first wrote about Atlantis long ago.

VOA: special.2011.04.26

"There was an ancient monkey with a long and curly tail.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25