President Obama is said to have stated that, while the past must be understood, he is not there to argue history - and that it is time to "move on" to confront today's challenges.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

She tried to get past him, and he tried to let her, but they were both moving the same way each time.

他们互相都想，让对方过去。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

I said, "We don't have time for this" and I just whipped past it.

我当时说“没时间讲了“，就跳过没讲。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Locals joke that Yemeni trees are actually blue and red, the color of the plastic bags that you get when you buy qat, a mildly narcotic leaf, and the Yemeni national past time.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01