It was a time when many people had just made the hard journey back to their hometowns.

那时候，许多人刚刚踏上返回家乡的艰难旅程。

youdao

When it was time to launch, I realized I had made my boat too far from the nearest stream.

到了下水的时候，我意识到我的船离最近的小溪太远了。

youdao

By the time we made it to the wreck, the old woman had called 911 on the car phone.

那时候，我们马上赶到了事故现场，车上的一位老妇人用车载电话拨打了911。

youdao

Vivendi further surprised investors in March by properly disclosing for the first time commitments it had made to buy its own shares at prices well above the current level.

ECONOMIST: Vivendi Universal

It was the second time this year that it had made such a move.

BBC: Chinese yuan notes

Stan was a tropical storm when it hit the peninsula, but had escalated into a Category 1 by the time it made landfall October 4 about 90 miles southeast of Veracruz, Mexico.

CNN: No more Hurricane Katrinas