从前

我从前见过她，不过现在认不出她来。

I 've seen her before but I just can 't place her .

你看上去与从前不一样了。

You look different than before .

从前的生活是什么样的，奶奶？

What was life like in the olden days , Gran ?

我十分怀念从前在西班牙的时光。

I have very fond memories of my time in Spain .

从前的夏天，我们经常泛舟湖上。

We used to go sailing on the lake in summer .

从前有一个贫苦的农夫，他有四个儿子。

There once was a poor farmer who had four sons .

英国的酒吧营业时间从前受到很严格的限制。

Britain 's licensing hours used to be very restricted .

现在情况不比从前了。

Things ain 't what they used to be .

她的头发是从前边往后梳的。

Her hair was swept back from her face .

从前，就多数妇女而言，结婚的比独身的更有地位。

For most women , marriage used to bring a higher status than spinsterhood .

传统故事采用“从前…”一类的套语。

Traditional stories make use of formulaic expressions like ‘ Once upon a time …’ .

随着时间的推移，他的影响已不如从前了。

His influence has diminished with time .

我的记性赶不上从前了。

My memory isn 't as good as it once was .

她无法再回到从前的生活。

There is no going back to the life she had

宗教统一仍然和从前一样，不过是个妄想。

Religious unity remained as much a chimera as ever .

66岁的她还和从前一样精神矍铄。

At 66 , she was as feisty as ever .

作为一种投资，房产不再是从前意义上的房产。

As an investment , bricks and mortar are not what they were .

他一心渴望回到从前。

He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past

从前的那条路已经消失在杂草和欧石南丛中。

The old road had disappeared under grass and heather

这位斗士相信自己仍然可以恢复从前的一些魔力。

The fighter believes he can still regain some of his old magic .

法律行业正开始变得更具平民性，不像从前那么精英化。

The legal profession is starting to be less elitist and more representative .

钱特尔记起了从前在海滩上度过的无忧无虑的夏日时光。

Chantal remembered carefree past summers at the beach .

她从前经常用手提电脑一直工作到凌晨4点。

She used to work at her laptop until four in the morning .

她努力告别从前的个性。

She tried hard to slough off her old personality

治疗之后他又可以继续下去了，可是再也恢复不到从前的状态了。

After treatment he was able to continue but he was never quite the same

他们不再像从前那样羞怯矜持了。

They are no longer anything like as fey and reserved as they once were

她真诚地希望弥补从前的过失。

She was sincere and genuine in her wish to make amends for the past

他从前在海军服役。

He had formerly been in the Navy .

迄今为止，从前南斯拉夫接收的难民只有区区1,100人。

It has so far accepted a miserable 1,100 refugees from the former Yugoslavia .

政府部长们一直在应对从前的同事的公然挑战。

Government ministers have been responding to the challenge thrown down by their former colleague .