他一度曾是英国拳击的希望所在。

He was once the great white hope of British boxing.

数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。

Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences.

她过去曾极力呵护他这个十几岁的孩子。

She had been fiercely protective towards him as a teenager.

那道篱笆曾是我和她的房产之间的地界。

The fence marked the boundary between my property and hers.

他们曾观察过这些动物的习性。

They had observed regularities in the behaviour of the animals.

这张桌子曾一度为公爵的起居室增色不少。

The table had once graced a duke's drawing room.

他们曾密切合作，共同规划这一项目。

They had cooperated closely in the planning of the project.

我们曾尽力保证每个人都受到公平待遇。

We tried to ensure that everyone got a fair deal.

她曾被迫与她熟悉的一切切断关系。

She had been cut adrift from everything she had known.

这位脾气暴躁的队员曾和裁判员发生过无数次争吵。

The fiery player has had numerous run-ins with referees.

这本书曾名噪一时，但现在却无人问津。

This book was famous once, but nobody reads it today.

那是我曾感受过的最大惊喜。

It was the best possible surprise anyone could have given me.

她先前当律师时我曾在她那里上班。

I worked for her in her earlier incarnation as a lawyer.