He had once thought to gouge it out, but that had been a long time ago, and as time passed in the silence of the Waste, he had forgotten.
他曾经想过把这个标志挖去，但那是很久以前的事了。在寂静的荒野地，随着时间的流逝，他逐渐忘记了。
He had worked as a fisherman for many years, but once long ago he may, or may not, have played the tenor sax in a dance band in Istanbul. It was hard to know exactly what he was trying to tell me.
纳希打了很多年的鱼，但是在很久以前，他也许在伊斯坦布尔的一个舞厅乐队里吹过高音萨克斯管，但我不能确定，因为很难听得懂他到底对我说了些什么。
Once upon a time, but not so long ago, Daisy and Lily were in the hospital.
从前，也不算太久之前，小菊和百合在医院里。
Buffett once said, "Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. " And it's true.
巴菲特曾说过：“有人之所以能坐在树荫下乘凉，是因为有人很久以前栽下了一棵树。”
Once upon a time, a long, long while ago, the Sun, the Wind, and the Moon were three sisters, and their mother was a pale, lovely Star that shone, far away, in the dark evening sky.
从前，在很久很久以前，太阳、风和月亮是三姐妹，她们的母亲是黑暗夜空中遥远地闪烁著的一颗很淡却又很美丽的星星。
Once upon a time, a long, long while ago, the Sun, the Wind, and the Moon were three sisters, and their mother was a pale, lovely Star that shone, far away, in the dark evening sky.
从前，在很久很久以前，太阳、风和月亮是三姐妹，她们的母亲是黑暗夜空中遥远地闪烁著的一颗很淡却又很美丽的星星。
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