昨天，他终于答应参加下星期举行的一个聚会，因为他已经完成了这部小说的初稿，最忙、最艰苦的时期已经过去了。

Yesterday he finally agreed to attend a party next week as he has completed the draft and is now over the hump.

youdao

我又看见一个新天新地。因为先前的天地已经过去了。

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

youdao

如今，我很遗憾地报告，形势依然无法忍受和不可接受—而更加不可接受和忍受的则是因为十年已经过去了。

Today, I am deeply sorry to report that the situation remains intolerable and unacceptable - all the more so because ten years have passed.

youdao

And notice by the by, that when we make choices about our future, from the hedonist point of view, at least, there's no particular need to dwell a whole lot on the past, because what's done is done.

需要注意的是，当我们,为未来作选择时，起码享乐主义者认为，不必过分着眼于过去，因为过去的已经过去。

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