in former times

基本解释

Some say, executions took place here in former times.
有人说，以前死刑都是在这个地方执行的。
In former times you all had made the decision to anchor this energy on earth.
在之前你们都曾决定要把这个能量锚定在地球上。
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This last-mentioned old volume interested him all the more, because his garden had been one of the spots haunted by goblins in former times.
他的园子在从前正是精灵不时出没的地方，因而那后一本书更使他感到兴趣。

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