John isn't here today. That figures, he looked very sick yesterday.
约翰今天没有来,怪不得,他昨天就好像不太舒服。
For some time now, he has contemplated moving to America.
他长久以来就在考虑移居美国了。
Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a necklace of yours? Pierre, my husband, was working in a government office. We'd been invited to a ball at the palace so I needed to borrow some jewellery.