I refer my honourable friend to the reply that I gave some moments ago.

我请尊敬的朋友们注意我不久做的回答。

It was not long since that I returned.

我是在不久回来的。

Our office was soundproofed not long ago.

我们的办公室不久安装了隔音设施。

It wasn’t that long ago that Americans bestrode the globe with the world’s strongest currency in their pockets.

就在不久，美国人还口袋里装着世界上最强大的美元高踞于地球之上。

It wasn't too long ago that deregulation was being hailed as the savior of the savings and loan industry.

直到不久，常规还被人们呼为挽救存业的好方法。

Officers who have stepped out of line in the recent past have ended uplooking more like foolish pranksters than serious threats.

不久，军方出乎意料的表态使得整个事情最终看上去只是一出愚蠢的闹剧而非严重的威胁。

Her recent graduation from a skinny piccaninny with brief skirts and stiffly wrapped braids into the dignity of a long calico dress and starched white turban was an intoxicating affair.

不久她还是个皮包骨头的黑小妞，穿着简单的短裙，扎着呆板的发辫，如今俨然一派保姆的模样，穿着印花布的连衣长裙，戴着浆洗得硬挺的雪白头巾。