很久以前他曾考慮過(guò)當(dāng)州警察。
Once long ago he had considered becoming a state trooper.
很久以前你就一直想成為一名辯護(hù)律師了。
You've wanted to be a barrister since the year dot.
他一定很久以前就開(kāi)始寫(xiě)這本書(shū)了。
He must have started writing his book a long time ago.
定量供應(yīng)很久以前就結(jié)束了餅干過(guò)剩的狀況。
Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.
戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)并沒(méi)有使他放棄自己很久以前就選擇的道路。
The war did not deflect him from the path he had long ago taken.