Africa was once parceled out among the European powers.

非洲为欧洲列强所瓜分。

He was a doctor's aid for a time.

做过名大夫的助手。

The institution of slavery was once widespread.

奴隶制广为流行。

He became very depressed and even got suicidal at one point.

变得十分消沉，甚至想自杀。

For a brief time Texas was a sovereign nation.

得克萨斯是个主权独立的国家。

The plague once could wipe out a village.

鼠疫曾可以夺走整个村庄村民的生命。

In this country pornography was once sold under the counter.

该国, 色情书画曾黑市出。

He was on his annual pilgrimage to Mecca when he fell ill.

年前往麦加圣的途中病倒了。

He was up for a time and then, without warning, despondent again.

高采烈, 但忽然又情绪低落下来。

The annual competition has encouraged the emergence of several talented young musicians.

每年的比赛造就了若干卓越的年轻音乐家。

In his youth he had been sucked into a hippy cult.

年轻的时候过着嬉皮士式的生活。

A step in temperature on the Fahrenheit scale is smaller than a step on the Centigrade scale.

华氏温计的比摄氏温计的小些。

The grandfather had assembled all the members of the family for the annual picnic.

祖父把家人聚起进行年的野餐。

It once seemed inconceivable to everyone that men should travel to the moon.

"人们认为,人飞上月球似乎是不可想象的。"

The yearly campaign to raise funds for the Red Cross is already under way.

年为红十字会募集基金的运动已进行中。

This island was once French territory.

这个岛是法国的领地。

She temporarily lost her balance during the long months of solitude.

与外界隔绝的漫长岁月中, 她失去心态的平衡。

He’s been extremely sick, but thankfully he’s off the danger list now.

病入膏肓,不过万幸的是,现已经脱离危险了。

Many once prosperous northern mill towns have shrunk as industry has moved to the South.

因为工业迁移到了南方，许多繁荣的北方磨坊小镇都减小了规模。

TYPICAL USE:She made her plan for her annual summer hegira to the Miami beach.

她计划到迈阿密海滩去过年的暑假。