1.
used to
: if someone or something
used to do something, they did it for a period of time in the past, or they did
it regularly in the past, but they do not do it now
曾經(jīng)做某事
/
有過某事，現(xiàn)在不做
/
沒有了
例：
"Do you smoke?" "No, but I
used to."
（
-
你平時(shí)抽不抽煙？
-
以前抽，現(xiàn)在不抽了。）
used to do something
We used to live in Glasgow when I was
young.
（我小時(shí)候，我們?cè)≡诟窭垢?。?
there used to be
Thirty years ago, there used to be a market
in the town.
（三十年前，鎮(zhèn)上有個(gè)市場(chǎng)。）
never used to
It never used to rain as much as this.
（從沒下過這么大的雨。）
didn't use to do something
（備注：
"didn't use to do
something"
常用于口語中。）
I was surprised to see her driving—she
didn't use to.
（看見她開車我很驚訝，她以前從沒開過車。）
used not to do something
（備注：
"used not to do
something"
常用于正式的場(chǎng)合。）
He used not to be so critical of other
people's behavior.
（他以前沒這么愛指摘?jiǎng)e人。）
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2.
at one time
: during a period of
time in the past but not now - use this when it is not important to say exactly
when this period was
從前的某一段時(shí)間，用于無需確切強(qiáng)調(diào)具體時(shí)間時(shí)
例：
It is a big city now, but at one time the
population was only 50,000.
（這個(gè)城市現(xiàn)在人口很多是個(gè)大城市了，但是過去，這里的人口一度只有五萬。）
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3.
(back) then/at that time
: during
a particular period of time in the past - use this when you are comparing that
period with the present
那時(shí)候（用于今昔對(duì)比時(shí)）
例：
I was a student in the 1950s, and things
were very different then.
（二十世紀(jì)
50
年代那會(huì)兒我還是個(gè)學(xué)生，那時(shí)世道跟現(xiàn)在完全不同。）
At that time most married women stayed at
home.
（那時(shí)候，大部分已婚婦女都在家不出去工作。）
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4.
in the past
: use this to talk
about a situation that existed before the present time but does not exist now
某種情況過去存在，現(xiàn)在不存在了
例：
In the past, most children didn't go to
school at all.
（過去，大部分孩子根本沒得上學(xué)。）
Women were not allowed to vote in the past.
（過去，婦女沒有選舉權(quán)。）
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5.
in those days/in the old days
:
use this to talk about a long time ago in your life, or in your parents' or
grandparents' lives, when things were different
過去的年代（距自己的生活很遙遠(yuǎn)的年代，比如祖父母年青時(shí)代，世道與現(xiàn)在差別很大）
例：
My great grandfather earned ￡5 a week,
which was a lot of money in those days.
（那時(shí)候我曾祖父每周賺
5
英鎊，這在那個(gè)年代已經(jīng)算是大數(shù)目了。）
In the old days there was no bridge over
the river, and we crossed it by boat.
（過去，河上沒有橋，我們坐船過河。）
in the good old days
(=at a time when you think that things were better than now)
（表達(dá)自己覺得過去比現(xiàn)在好的感慨）
In the good old days people showed more
respect to the older generation.
（過去，人們比現(xiàn)在敬老。）
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6.
in the olden days
: at a time
before you were born, especially hundreds of years ago
在說話人出生之前的年代，通常指幾百年前
例：
The children all wanted to know what life
was like in the olden days.
（孩子們都想知道古代人怎么生活。）
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7.
formerly
:
in the past,
before the present situation existed
過去（正式用語）
備注：
"formerly"
常用于書面語中。
例：
The local school was formerly a hospital.
（這里曾經(jīng)是家醫(yī)院，后來改成了學(xué)校。）
Peru was formerly ruled by the Spanish.
（秘魯曾受西班牙人統(tǒng)治。）
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