in the past

In the past conservatives have been in the minority.

过去保守派一直占少数。

In the past they have been the target of racist abuse.

过去，他们一直是种族虐待的对象。

He said they were unrealistic and steeped in the past.

他说他们脱离现实，总是沉浸在过去。

In Petersburg, 30 patrolmen have died violently in the past five years.

在彼得斯堡，过去5年中有30名巡警死于暴力事件。

A dozen inmates have absconded from Forest Jail in the past year.

去年共有12名犯人从福雷斯特监狱逃脱。

Agriculture was based in the past on the family as a unit.

过去的农业是以家庭为单位的。

She has been mistreated by men in the past.

以前她受过男人的虐待。

This tradition is also firmly rooted in the past.

这个传统同样深深地植根于过去。

The blogsphere has changed a lot in the past few years.

过去几年间博客世界发生了很大变化。

In the past this process of transition has often proven difficult.

过去这一过渡过程常常很艰难。

They have not hesitated in the past to liquidate their rivals.

过去他们曾毫不犹豫地铲除对手。

In the past he has pooh-poohed suggestions that he might succeed Isaacs.

过去他对自己会接替艾萨克斯之说嗤之以鼻。

We are no nearer agreement now than in the past.

我们现在和过去一样，还是不能达成一致意见。

We can satisfy our basic wants more easily than in the past.

现在我们的基本需求可以比过去更容易得到满足。

In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists.

他过去曾与许多女演员和女小说家调情。