1.break up 打碎；结束
例句:A neighbour asked for the music to be turned down and the party broke up.
因为一个邻居要求把音乐音量调低，聚会便散了。
2.at the time 在那时；当时
例句:I was just in grade school at the time, but I remember it perfectly.
那时我还在上小学，但是我记得非常清楚。
3.In the past 过去
例句:My children have wounded me in the past.
我的孩子们过去曾伤害过我。
4.public utility 公共设施
例句:Water supplies and other public utilities were badly affected.
供水以及其他公用事业受到了严重影响。
