"bad old days" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 過去的苦日子
• 從前的艱難日子

Definition

這個短語指的是過去很困難、不愉快或問題很多的時期，通常與現在更好的時光做對比。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常帶有懷舊或慶幸現在變好的語氣。總是指過去的時期，常用 'the'。常見搭配有 'in the bad old days'。不用於形容現在。

Examples

My grandmother tells stories about the bad old days during the war.

祖母會講述戰爭時期的**過去的苦日子**。

People worked very hard in the bad old days.

在**過去的苦日子**裡，人們非常辛苦地工作。

We have much better technology now than in the bad old days.

我們現在擁有比**過去的苦日子**更好的技術。

I’m glad those bad old days are behind us.

我很高興**過去的苦日子**已經過去了。

Remember the bad old days when we didn’t even have smartphones?

還記得**過去的苦日子**嗎，那時我們連智慧型手機都沒有？

Back in the bad old days, power cuts were common and food was scarce.

在**過去的苦日子**裡，經常停電，食物也很少。