ago
adv. 以前
You use ago when you are referring to past time. For example, if something happened one year ago, it is one year since it happened. If it happened a long time ago, it is a long time since it happened.
He was killed a few days ago in a skiing accident...
几天前他在一场滑雪事故中丧生。
The meeting is the first since the war began 14 years ago...
这是自14年前爆发战争以来的第一次会晤。
1. gone by; or in the past;
1. in the past;
ago, before
这两个副词均含"……以前"之意。
She first appeared on the screen ten years ago.
十年前,她第一次出现在银幕上.
They forced her off her homeland many years ago.
许多年前他们迫使她离开了她的家乡.
The girl has grown prettier than ever since I saw her a year ago.
一年不见,小姑娘出落得更漂亮了.
He lost his youth a long time ago.
他早已失去了青春活力.
A certain number of years ago, this place was still a little fishing village.
若干年前, 这里还是一个小渔村.