In years gone by, people were phobic about getting on trains. They weren't used to it.

在过去，人们对坐火车心怀惧怕。他们对此还不习惯。

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In years gone by the expectant father would be endlessly boiling water and preparing towels.

过去的岁月里，准父亲会不断地煮开水和准备毛巾。

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Let us remember that common in years gone by remember love, remember, remember eternal time.

让我们记住共同走过的岁月，记住爱，记住时光，记住永恒。

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In years gone by these people would have been looked after by younger relatives.

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"In years gone by, I'd have been concerned about all this, " he wrote in his column for the Times newspaper.

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In years gone by Mead attempted to defend itself from the cyclicality of the paper business by getting into other ones.

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