•I live on Station Road, just past the post office.我住在车站路，就在邮局过去一点。

•Three boys went past us on mountain bikes.三个男孩骑着越野自行车从我们身边经过。

•Was that Peter who just jogged past in those bright pink shorts?那个穿亮粉色短裤、刚从我们身边慢跑过去的人是彼得吗？

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•It's 5/10/a quarter/20/25/half past three.现在是3点5分／10分／一刻／20分／25分／半。

•I've got to leave at twenty past or I'll miss that train.过了20分我就得走，不然就赶不上火车了。

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•Don't ask Andy to enter the race - he's past it!别叫安迪参加赛跑了——他年纪太大了！

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•There's plenty of time to have a baby. I'm not past my sell-by date yet.还有足够的时间生孩子。我还没有过“保质期”。

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•Perhaps Helena told him - I wouldn't put it past her.可能是海伦娜告诉他的——我相信她做得出来。

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•The average temperature worldwide has risen by about one degree Fahrenheit in the past 100 years.在过去的100年内，全世界的平均气温已上升了大约华氏一度。

•I've been walking 3 miles a day for the past 30 years.在过去的30年里我每天都步行三英哩。

•He was the fifth climber to die on these mountains over the past two days.他是过去两天内第五个死在这些山上的登山客。

•In centuries/years past (= Many centuries/years ago) even visiting the next village was considered a long journey.数个世纪／数年前，连到邻村去都被视为一次长途跋涉。

•I know from past experience that you can't judge someone by their appearance.我凭以往的经验知道不能以貌取人。

•The Prime Minister's family have been instructed not to discuss his past life with the press.首相的家人被吩咐不要和媒体谈及他过去的生活。

•I'm feeling much better now that the cold weather is past.冷天过去了，我现在感觉好多了。

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•'Must' doesn't have a past form.must 没有过去式

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•Evolution can explain the past, but it can never predict the future.进化能解释过去，但永远无法预知未来。

•By winning the 1500 metres, he joins some of the great names of the past.赢得1500公尺比赛的冠军后，他已经能够与昔日的一些伟大运动员并驾齐驱。

•He's a man with a past.他有一段不光彩的过去。

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•The past of 'change' is 'changed'.change 的过去式是 changed。

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•She's past the age where she needs a babysitter.她已经过了需要有人照顾的年纪。

•Do what you want, I'm past caring (= I don't care any longer).你想做甚么就做甚么吧，我已经不在乎了。