She was my only link with the past.

她是我和过去的惟一联系。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

She wanted to make a clean break with the past.

她想与过去完全断绝。

《牛津词典》

He needed to make a complete break with the past.

他得与过去彻底告别。

《牛津词典》

And,it would be a shame to lose that sort of sense of the past, that sort of connectivity with the past.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

And archaeology supports this picture of merging of peoples, a picture of the merging of peoples, rather than conquest or even large-scale immigration, because the new settlements in this period show such continuity with the past, not a complete break, not the initiation of something radically new.

考古学肯定了民族的融合，多个民族相融合的图景，而不是征服或者是大规模的移民，因为这一时期新的定居表明,与过去的连续继承，而不是完全的断裂，不是完全的新的开始。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

As I say, the syllabuses should be accessible on the Classsv2 server; however, I've had problems with that in the past and you should please let me know if it's not.

你们可以在2号课程服务器上下载大纲;,不过我曾经下载不了,如果现在还不能下的话，一定要告诉我。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

The good thing, if you compare it with the past, will probably be rather short.

FORBES: Big Trucks On A Bumpy Road

You may find all that all too intrusive, living with the past as present.

NPR: Natural Links in a Long Chain of Being

In fact, even stable employment in this sector would be a big break with the past.

BBC: Cars bring more exports than jobs