过去经常...

As I grew older, the gifts gave way to heart-shaped boxes filled with my favorite chocolates and always included a special card signed " Love, Dad".In those years my " thank-yous" became more of a perfunctory response.The cards seemed less important, and I took for granted the valentine that would always be there. Long past the days of having a " mailbox" on my desk, I had placed my hopes and dreams in receiving cards and gifts from " significant others", and " Love, Dad" just didn''t seem quite enough.

这张贺卡是一盒整套买的那种，价格便宜，是由为了给学校的某个项目筹款的小男孩挨家挨户推销的那种这是一种你过去经常从祖母或年迈的姑妈那里收到的那种贺卡，而这次却从不久于人世的父亲那儿收到了这种贺卡使你嗓子哽咽，双眼噙泪，因为你知道给你寄贺卡的人已无法外出去买一个真正的情人节礼物了这张贺卡预示着这将是你最后一次从他那儿收到情人节礼物

My husband and I often quarrelled, but made up after a while.

我和我丈夫过去经常争吵，但过一会儿就和好了。

He used to loan sharking.

他过去经常放高利贷。

Labels have had to change their relationship with artists and lean on new partners, including the talent managers they often squabbled with in the past.

唱片公司不得不改变和旗下艺人之间的关系，倚靠新的生意伙伴，其中包括那些他们过去经常与之口角不断的人才代理们。

As people used to smuggle it in from Illinois, all yellow butter substitute is banned .

由于人们过去经常从伊利诺州走私进来黄色奶油替代品，因此禁止所有黄色奶油替代品。

As people used to smuggle it in from Illinois, all yellow butter substitute is banned.

由於人们过去经常从伊利诺州走私进来黄色奶油替代品，因此禁止所有黄色奶油替代品。

I used to drop by a bar nearby my office.

我过去经常光顾在我办公室附近的一家酒吧。

We have watched him swimming, running, mountain-walking, abseiling, at Beaver Scouts and acting the fool.

我们过去经常去看他游泳，跑步，攀岩。。。。

He often ate burgers in the past.

他过去经常吃汉堡

The no cholesterol, low-fat, high-fibre, calcium-enriched, sugarless, preservative -additive-colour-free-with-added-vitamins diet is about to become a passing fashion like the tofu burgers and fondues we used to eat.

不含胆固醇、低脂肪、高纤维、富含钙、不含糖、不含防腐剂-添加剂-色素并且添加维生素的食品就像我们过去经常吃的豆腐包和蛋白乳酪酥一样就要过时了。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。