1·One of his propagandists said this about him: "The pristine form of the Republic was recalled as of old."
他的一位传道者这么描述他：“共和制的纯净形式已经恢复，如同旧时。”
2·The window blew open as of old, and Peter dropped in on the floor.
窗子像从前一样被吹开了，彼得掉在地板上。
3·Turn thou us unto thee, o LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
耶和华阿，求你使我们向你回转，我们便得回转。求你复新我们的日子，像古时一样。
4·The dumb village multitudes pass on unchanging; the feel of the spade in the hand is no different for all our talk: good seasons and bad follow each other as of old.
沉默寡言的乡下人则一成不变地过着日子，不管我们说什么，锄头握在手里的感觉还是那么回事，好收成和坏收成还是一如既往地一个挨着一个。
5·We used the branch of an old tree as a seat.
我们坐在一棵老树的树杈上。
—— 《牛津词典》
6·Failing to find any way out, they decided to make a walking journey, as they caught sight of an old hiker's guide.
找不到别的解决办法，他们决定徒步旅行，因为他们看到一本旧的徒步旅行者指南。
7·As we walked along the back of the store, I narrated its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction.
我们沿着商店的后面走，我讲述了它的平面构造：老电视节目、动作片、卡通片和科幻小说。
8·Creative ideas not only produce their own instruments of survival as time and circumstances demand, but permit the substitution of new forms for old under the pressure of changed circumstances.
创造性的思想不仅随着时间和环境的需要产生自己的生存工具，而且允许在已变化环境的压力下用新的形式代替旧的形式。
9·The concept of man versus machine is at least as old as the industrial revolution, but this phenomenon tends to be most acutely felt during economic downturns and fragile recoveries.
“人与机器竞争”这一概念至少与工业革命一样古老了，但在经济衰退期和脆弱的复苏期中，这种现象往往最为明显。
10·They were sons of the local clergy, of the officers at the Depot, and of such manufacturers or men of business as the old town possessed.
他们是当地神职人员的儿子，是车站官员的儿子，也是老城区的制造商或商人的儿子。