Talking About The Past

谈论过去

256. I used to take a walk in the early morning.

我过去常一大早出去散步。 (wo3 guo4 qu4 chang2 yi1 da4 zao3 chu1 qu4 san4 bu4.)

257. He used to live in my neighborhood.

他曾与我是邻居。 (ta1 ceng2 yu2 wo3 shi4 lin2 ju1.)

258. Did you use to go fishing with friends?

过去你常和朋友钓鱼吗？ (guo4 qu4 ni3 chang1 he2 peng2 you3 diao4 yu2 ma?)

259. We have known each other for 6 years.

我们认识有六年了。 (wo3 men2 ren4 shi4 you3 liu4 nian2 le)

260. It has been a long time since last came here.

自从我上次来这里已经有很长时间了。 (zi4 cong2 wo3 shang4 ci4 lai2 zhe4 li3 yi3 jing1 you3 hen3 chang2 shi2 jian1 le)

261. Have you seen Mr. Smith recently?

最近你见过史密斯先生吗？(zui4 jin4 ni3 jian4 guo4 shi3 mi1 si1 xian1 sheng1 ma?)

262. They've been working on this project since last year.

他们从去年开始一直都在做这个项目。 (ta1 men2 cong2 qu4 nian2 kai1 shi3 yi1 zhi2 duo1 zai4 zuo4 zhe4 ge4 xiang4 mu4.)

263. I've been watching TV all night.

我看了一整晚的电视。(wo3 ka4n le yi1 zheng3 wan3 de dian4 shi4.)

264. The movie began as soon as we got there.

我们一到那儿电影就开始了。 (wo3 men2 yi dao4 na4 er2 dian4 ying3 jiu4 kai1 shi3 le. )

265. When I arrived at the station, the train had already left.

我到车站时，火车已经开了。 (wo3 dao4 huo3 che1 zhan4 shi2, huo3 che2 yi3 jing1 kai1 le.)

266. The late arrival of the ship had messed up all our plans.

船到晚了，把我们的计划全打乱了。(chuan2 dao4 wan3 le, ba3 wo3 men2 de ji4 hua4 quan2 da3 luan4 le.)

267. I had thought he knew the time of the meeting.

我原以为他知道开会时间。 (wo3 yuan2 yi3 wei2 ta1 zhi1 dao4 kai1 hui4 shi2 jian1.)

268. They had excepted me to go with them.

他们原本希望我和他们一起去。(ta1 men2 yuan2 ben3 xi1 wang4 wo3 he2 ta12 men yi1 qi3 qu4.)

269. That was the third time that I had visited the place.

那是我第三次参观那地方了。 (na4 shi4 wo3 di4 san1 ci4 can1 guan1 na4 di4 fang1 le.)

270. After I had finished my paper, I put it in the drawer.

我写完论文，就把它放在抽屉了。 (wo3 xie3 wan2 lun4 wen2, jiu4 ba3 ta1 fang4 zai4 chou1 ti4 le.)