the distant past
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The deepest sediments were laid down in the distant past, while more recent sediments were nearer the surface.
最深處的沉積物來自最遙遠的過去，而表層的沉積物來自較近的時代。
Even if alternative life does not exist now, it might have flourished in the distant past before dying out for some reason.
這種非傳統的生命形式現在并不存在，在遙遠的過去它就已經因為某些原因絕跡。
Elves, goblins, and trolls seem to be the timeless creations of the distant past, but gremlins were born in the 20th century.
小精靈、小妖怪和侏儒似乎很久以前就被創造出來而且流傳至今，而小妖精一詞則是20世紀的產物。
when night fell, the duckling raiser would make his home in a tent-like bamboo shed. oh, that is something of the distant past!
夜來了，帳幕似的竹蓬撐在地上，就是他的家。但這是怎樣遼遠的想象啊！
In the distant past, climate variations may have shaped the very nature of our species.
在遙遠的過去，氣候變化塑成了我們這些物種的本質。
In my mind, it is possible to envision a world without extreme poverty, where imaginations of poverty will be of the distant past.
在我看來，是有可能的設想世界的極端貧困，在想象力的貧困將是遙遠的過去。
They think that the oil under the surface of the earth originated in the distant past, and was formed from living things in the sea.
他們認為，根據對在遙遠的過去的起源，地球表面的油，是從生活在海中形成的東西。
In short, quasar activity, like star formation, was more vigorous in the distant past, a third sign that we live in relatively boring times.
簡單地說，類星體的活動就像恒星的形成一樣，在遙遠的過去比今天更為猛烈，這是第三個指標，顯示出我們生活在一個相對較為乏味的年代。
That indicates that human evolution had been slower in the distant past, Harpending explained.
這說明，人類在過去進化的速度比現在慢。
one undersea ridge south of the Nicobars was once, he suspects, a piece of Sumatra that sunk in the distant past.
他懷疑，尼古巴群島南邊的海底山脊，在很久以前曾經是蘇門達臘的一部份，只是后來沉沒了。
They still function, but most travelers believe them only to be remnants of the distant past.
它們仍然可以發揮作用，但是大部份的冒險者相信這些東西只出現在遙遠的過去。
Nadi is awaiting his universe, just as CM awaited his in the distant past.
納迪正期待著他自己的宇宙，就像遙遠的過去CM所期待的一樣。
Mars landers and overs were designed to look for signs of liquid water that may have flowed on Mars in the distant past.
火星的登陸器和探測器是用來尋找遙遠過去曾經在火星表面流動的液態水的痕跡。
In yixing, once had such a nation, they live in the distant past and looking forward to the brighter future.
就在宜興，曾經有過這樣一個民族，他們生活在遙遠的過去，憧憬著美好的未來。
My birthday already felt like the distant past.
我的生日好像已經過去很久。
Hawks says genetic analysis will provide a much richer picture of life in the distant past.
霍科斯表示，基因分析可以提供遠古過去更加豐富的生活畫面。
NASA's last two rover, Spirit and Opportunity, found convincing evidence of environments that were habitable in the distant past.
美國宇航局最近的兩輛漫游者，精神號和機會號發現了有說服力的環境證據在遙遠的過去那里的環境是適合居住的。
The frontal cortex may therefore be better suited to the task of retrieving memories that were encoded in the distant past.
額葉皮質因此可能更適合于記憶和編碼在很久以前發生的事件的記憶。
For Gorbachev, the horrors of the Stalin era were in the distant past.
對于戈爾巴喬夫來說，斯大林時代的恐懼已經成為遙遠的過去。
BOB DOUGHTY: Chad Harbach says that in school, literary studies often involved books from the distant past.
鮑勃：乍得Harbach說，在學校里，文學研究往往涉及從遙遠的過去的書籍。
Note the the Expires date value is set to a date in the distant past so that it will always be refreshed.
注意，Expires日期值設置為一個很久以前的日期，以便這個頁面總是能夠刷新。
While they are also aware of a great love they had shared at some point in the distant past.
他們也知曉在遙遠的過去他們曾在某些時刻一同分享極大的愛。
When taken simply as history it is thrown into the distant past and becomes dead and inert.
僅僅把它看成歷史，它就被扔回了遙遠的過去，它就死了，沒生氣了。
In the distant past , they existed as independent organisms.
從前，它們作為獨立的有機體而存在。
But before diving into what the near future holds, let's resurface what the distant past once promised.
讓我們在跳進未來的海底罐罐之前，先回顧一下過去我們被承諾了什么。
I crossed into North Korea for the first time in my life to witness what should have been the distant past.
這是我生平第一次踏上朝鮮的土地，卻目睹了遙遠的過去才應有的景象。
A further confirmation comes from the distant past.
一個更進一步的確認卻是來自遙遠的過去。
It is more important to be aware that both surnames and forenames are subject to variations in spelling, and not only in the distant past.
而重要的是，你必需意識到，姓氏和名字更改拼法，這中狀況可不會只是出現在遙遠的過去喔。
brings to life our memories of the distant past.
那些古老的記憶仿佛觸手可及
Not only do these juries fit the same definition, but they derive, ultimately and in the distant past, from the same origins.
這兩種形式的陪審團不僅符合這個定義，而且畢竟在遙遠的過去起源也一致。
Infringements made in the distant past are accepted because no contemporary complains of a loss.
大家都接受往日做成的侵犯，因為現代人不會投訴有損失。
That bias now is in the distant past.
現在這種偏見已經成為遙遠的過去。
In addition to illuminating the distant past, these simulations may point to methods for sustaining natural resources in the future.
這些模擬實驗，除了協助我們了解深邃的過去，也許還為未來指出了保育環境資源的方法。
the distant past beyond memory.
超出記憶力范圍的時間。
In spite of all we have learned from space flights, the moon is still a riddle from the distant past-and will be for a long time to come.
盡管我們已經從空間飛行中了解了一些，月球仍然是來自遙遠過去的一個謎，而且仍將會在未來很長一段時間如此。
But until recently, no method has been shown to affect memories formed outside these windows, such as ones from the distant past.
直到最近，研究人員才找到了如何來改變在這個時間窗外形成的記憶（即較早以前形成的記憶）的方法。
Later, these rocks proved that at one time in the distant past the Antarctic was covered by plants.
后來這些石塊證實，在遙遠的過去，南極洲曾經被植被覆蓋。
The key to that secret lies in the distant past
那個秘密的答案埋藏在遙遠的過去
ruins that once were palaces in the distant past
（在遙遠的過去曾是皇宮的廢墟）；
If we seek solace in the prisons of the distant past
如果我們在遙遠往事的牢籠中找尋安慰
