In former times, if a gentleman married beneath him, he would lose his share of the family fortune. 在過(guò)去,有身份的男人如果同比自己身份低的人結婚,就會(huì )失去自己名下的那份家產(chǎn)。
In former times it was thought that ordinary metal could be transmuted into gold. 古時(shí)認為一般金屬能變成黃金。
In former times the British army kept lots of soldiers at Fort William in Scotland. 從前英國陸軍經(jīng)常把大批士兵派駐在蘇格蘭的威廉堡。
In former times, prisoners' heads were impaled on pointed stakes. 從前的人把監犯的頭釘在尖樁上。