到這時，羅馬帝國已日益衰敗。
By now the power of the Roman Empire was on the wane.
不全是。去年這時候更涼快些?？磥砟悴蛔≡诟浇?，是嗎？
Not really. Last year it was much cooler. You're not from around here, then?
到這時他已經爛醉如泥了。
By this time, he was hopelessly pickled.
這時演講人停下來喝了一口水。
Here the speaker paused to have a drink.
"盡人皆知，蘇聯對古巴這時的發展感到不快，" 這位［歐洲］外交官說?？墒撬终f，蘇聯允許國內及東歐有較多的自由，"若強行逼迫加勒比海的盟邦，那可真是矛盾。"
"It's no secret that the Soviets are not happy about the developments here in Cuba, " the [European] diplomat said. But he added that with the Soviets permitting more freedom at home and within Eastern Europe, "it would be a real contradiction to twist the arm of its Caribbean ally."
