回首往事 meaning in English
a backward glance
Examples
- She looked back upon that past over a great gulf .
她是隔着一条深渊去回首往事的。 - She shivered-remembering the past, wondering about the future .
她回首往事,想想未来,不寒而栗。 - She told herself that it was foolish and sinful to look backward when her safety lay before her, like a hiding-place hewn in the side of the mountain .
她告诫自己,现在,她的安全地如同在山坡上开辟出的一个避难所,就展现在眼前,再回首往事是愚蠢和有罪的。 - What happiness should we find in reviewing the past , what regrets
在回首往事时,我们又会感到怎样的欢乐和悔恨? - What happiness should we find in reviewing the past , what regrets
在回首往事时,我们又能领略到何种快慰,何种悔恨呢