1.
Until recently, women were debarred from owning land here.
不久以前，这里的妇女仍不准拥有土地。
2.
Voyages through space were unthought-of till recent times.
不久以前，说到太空旅游是不可思议的。
3.
Short skirts went out some time ago.
短裙不久以前才不流行了。
4.
The function of the thymus was unknown until relatively recently.
直到不久以前，人们对胸腺的功能尚不明了。
5.
Not too long ago, a client asked me to create a new design for his company's home page.
不久以前，一个客户请我帮他设计一套公司主页。
6.
Until fairly recently, break were treated mainly with "plaster and time."
直到不久以前，骨折一直是用“石膏和时间”治疗的。
7.
Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things.
不久以前，研究者了解到一些令人惊奇的事。
8.
The municipal authorities put forth a new set of traffic regulations some time ago.
不久以前市政当局公布了一套新的交通规则。
9.
Who would have thought that possible not so very long ago?
不久前，谁会认为那种事可以发生呢？
10.
We washed our hands of this experiment long ago.
我们对这项实验好久以前就不干预了。
11.
I was divorced somewhile ago.
不久前我离婚了。 ，
12.
Long, long ago, rain stopped falling in China.
在很久很久以前的中国，遇到了一次滴水不降的旱灾。
13.
I soon renounced all thought of getting home before dark.
我不久就完全打消了天黑以前赶到家里的想法.
14.
I soon renounce all think of get home before dark
我不久就完全打消了天黑以前赶到家里的想法
15.
The jeep was faster and soon drew.
吉普车比较快，所以不久就赶在前头，越开越远。
16.
Long ago, the pull of gravity was not electrical, nor was it a pull.
很久以前，地球重力是非电性的，也不是拉力。
17.
P: I had my appendix out, but that was a long time ago.
我做过阑尾手术，不过那是很久以前的事了。
18.
His manners were appalling before he got married, but his wife soon got him house-trained.
他以前很没规矩, 婚后不久妻子就把他管教好了.