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Long ago, ...
常用于故事开头，表示遥远的过去。
Long ago, people believed the Earth was flat.
很久以前，人们认为地球是平的。
很久以前
longer ago — comparative of long ago
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很久以前
at a time in the past, especially the distant past
Long ago, people believed the Earth was flat.
很久以前，人们认为地球是平的。
在过去的某个时候,尤其是遥远的过去。
At a time in the past, especially the distant past.
Long ago, people relied on horses for travel.
很久以前，人们依靠马匹出行。
This castle was built long ago.
这座城堡是很久以前建造的。
I read that story long ago and still remember it.
我很久以前读过那个故事，现在还记得。
常用于故事开头，表示遥远的过去。
Long ago, people believed the Earth was flat.
很久以前，人们认为地球是平的。
That happened long ago.
那件事发生在很久以前。
用于强调具体时间点距今非常久远。
The first Olympic Games were held as long ago as 776 BC.
第一届奥运会早在公元前776年就举行了。
Not this
I have visited that place long ago.
Use this
I visited that place long ago.
“long ago”表示一个确定的过去时间点，应与一般过去时连用，而不是现在完成时。
Not this
I long ago met him.
Use this
I met him long ago.
“long ago”作为时间状语，通常放在句首或句末，而不是动词之前，以避免不自然的语序。
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通常用于描述过去的事件，常放在句首或句末。
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