曾是

Diplomacy was in his blood: his ancestors had been feudal lords.

他天生擅长交际：他的祖先曾是封建领主。

Aeons ago, there were deserts where there is now fertile land.

现在是肥沃土地的地方在很久很久以前曾是一片片沙漠。

I was the lead singer in the band that became the Prefects.

我曾是“级长”乐队前身的主唱。

I loved horses as a child and was a junior show jumper.

我从小就爱马，曾是一名青少年马术障碍赛选手。

MacArthur was Supreme Commander for the allied powers in the Pacific.

麦克阿瑟将军曾是太平洋战区盟军的最高统帅。

Portugal and Spain had possessed vast empires that waxed and waned.

葡萄牙和西班牙都曾是经历了兴衰的大帝国。

Where Bucharest now stands, there once was a large, dense forest.

布加勒斯特的所在地过去曾是一大片茂密的森林。

Tim Powell is a former champion powerboat racer.

蒂姆·鲍威尔曾是汽艇比赛冠军。

She was quite a looker before this happened.

这事发生前她曾是个大美人。

My great-grandfather was a person of some importance here.

我曾祖父曾是这儿的头面人物。

General Lewis Hyde had served under General "Billy" Mitchell.

刘易斯·海德将军曾是“比利”·米切尔将军的部下。

All of them were French possessions at one time or another.

它们都曾是法国的领地。

The average life expectancy was 40.

平均期望寿命曾是40岁。

His grand-father was a professor.

他的爷爷曾是一名教授。

He had been a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star.

他曾是《堪萨斯城市星报》的一名年轻记者。