那时

The children were a great consolation to me at that time.

孩子我的莫大安慰。

We could see the oil bleeding out from the joint.

()我可以看出油从接缝处渗出。

I was staying at the Ritz—I had money to burn in those days!

我住在里兹大饭店，我有的钱！

They seldom talk on politics in those days.

人很少谈论政治。

At that precise moment, Miss Pulteney came into the office.

就在, 普尔特尼小姐走进办公室。

The serf-owners had the right to beat,abuse or even kill the serfs at will.

()农奴主有权任意打骂甚至杀害农奴。

At that time the East India Company was the virtual ruler of Bengal.

东印度公司孟加拉的实际统治者。

By then, he was no longer in the first flush of youth.

他已经不再有青春朝气。

Ever since then I've been longing to meet him face to face.

从起, 我一直渴望和他面对面地聚会。

At the moment it is being presided over by each member in turn.

, 每个员轮流主持。

It’s best to stay clear of the bank at lunchtimes as it gets very busy.

最好避免在午餐间去银行，人很多。

Washed-out jeans were very fashionable at that time.

退色牛仔裤很髦。

Wales was a vassal kingdom at that time.

威尔士个附庸国。

Just then, a watery sun broke through the clouds.

正在，淡淡的太阳冲破乌云钻出来。

Geneva was then the centre of the international world.

日内瓦国际社会的中心。

We could cross the lake only in a canoe at that time.

我只能乘独木舟过湖。

It was then that he dropped the bombshell—he wasn’t planning to come with us.

他突然宣布一个令人不快的消息,他不准备跟我一起去。

Since then I have never set foot again in that champak-shaded villa garden.

从起，我再也没有踏进个黄兰花荫的别墅花园。

At that time I entered into correspondence with her.

我开始和她通信。

At that date there were no airplanes.

还没有飞机。