Books are being scanned into digital form by the thousands.

Application letters from all over the country were pouring in by the thousands every week.

每星期有数以千计的申请信从全国各地纷至沓来.

She was already a famous model and pin-up by the time she made her film debut.

步入影坛时，她已是名模和海报女郎了。

By the time we got back from dinner, Nona was already in bed.

我们吃完饭回来时，诺娜已经睡下了。

You were a total failure if you hadn't married by the time you were about twenty-three.

如果到了23岁左右还没结婚，你就是个彻底的失败者。

By the time we had made landfall the boat looked ten years older!

等到我们登陆时，这艘船看似已老了10年！

By the time the messenger reached him, the damage had been done.

送信人赶到他那儿时, 损失已经造成了.

He had left by the time we reached home.

当我们到家的时候他已经走了.

It was too late by the time he got to the authorities.

待他和当局取得联系时为时已晚.

By the time the fire-brigade arrived the fire had burnt ( itself ) out.

消防队赶到时火已经熄灭了.

She had slipped into a coma by the time she reached hospital.

到医院时，她已陷入昏迷。

Scott was obviously inebriated by the time the dessert was served.

到了上甜点的时候，斯科特显然已经喝醉了。

By the time he's twenty he'll know everyone worth knowing in Washington.

到20岁时，他就会认识华盛顿所有值得认识的人。

You picked the right man when you picked Lampone , by the way.

顺便说一下,拉朋这个人算你选对了.

I was impressed by the way he could formulate his ideas.

他陈述观点的方式让我印象深刻。

" By the way , Mr. Gatsby, I understand you're an Oxford man. "

“ 说起来, 盖茨比先生, 我听说你是牛津校友. ”

" Well, you wouldn't think so by the way you act.

“ 哼, 看你的样子,根本不是这么回事.

Yes, I did know about your new car — and by the way, Queen Anne's dead.

是的, 我的确知道你买了辆新车——顺便说一下, 这已不是新闻了.

I was sickened by the way Carol charmed all the men by turning coy.

卡萝尔忸怩作态勾引男人的样子让我恶心。

He was amused by the way younger actors started to hero-worship and copy him.

年轻一些的演员们开始把他当成偶像崇拜并加以模仿，这让他觉得很有意思。

By the way, what time is it?

顺便问一下, 现在几点了?