父亲在世时 meaning in English

chichi ariki
there was a father

When my father was alive ,
我父亲在世时
When his father was behind him , he could land on his feet , whenever he made troubles . now everything changed
在他的父亲在世时，无论何时他惹了麻烦，他总能非常安全的脱身。
He used to call you " the asian princess . " that was his name for you because he had seen your picture in my car . and so he knew that you were my master
父亲在世时总是称您为亚洲公主，这是他对您的称呼，因为他曾在我的车上见过您的照片，知道您就是我的师父。