过去是

And now it is a very important cultural relic in Municipality, there are 8 buildings, the area is 2000 square meters. The buildings are magnificent and grand, looked royalty and respectful, in the past it was the one of the most important places for Xin Jiang's Lamaist, and now it is the place for worshiping and Kaddishing for Mongolian nearby.

现为自治区重点文物保护单位，现存建筑8座，面积2000平方米，寺庙占地数百亩之多，圣佑庙建筑宏伟壮观，气氛庄严肃穆，过去是新疆喇嘛教徒进行宗教活动的重要场所之一，现今是这一带蒙古族牧民求神祈祷的场所。

My aunt used to be a librarian,but now she is a teacher.

我姑姑过去是一个图书管理员，但她现在是一个英语老师。

My aunt used to be a librarian, but now she is an English teacher.

我姑姑过去是一个图书管理员，但她现在是一个英语老师

Mario,you used to be short,didn't you?

马里奥，你过去是矮个子，是吗？

Happy with the London bus, am surprised it didn't mow down the cyclists, or at least poison them in a cloud of carbon dioxide from its exhaust.

译注：这段真是把我笑得不行，Leona的裙子是超长，然后还是盘旋的，看过去是有点像圣诞树，哈哈

It's very close to mundane life, well, it was and still is.

它和世俗生活贴的很近，过去是，现在也是。

He used to wrok as a newsagent,but now he is a teacher.

他过去是报刊零售商，但现在是位教师。

Vos Geven Iz Geven Un Nito What Was, Was, and Is No More

过去是，现在不再是

The nonofficial history couldn't be taken seriously, however, Yunnan today apparently has no coco, but she did in the past.

野史是不能当真的，但云南现在确实没有椰子，而过去是有的。

It used to be that equity, as well as lunch, was for wimps. Not any more.

过去是弱者才用股权和午餐，但是今后将不会是这样。

But we don't care about Battlegrounds.

但我们并不在乎沙场中的显露。

Ah! don't mention it, the butcher's shop is a horror.

啊！不用提了。提到肉，真是糟透了。