In the past等于短语those days
In those days he was a literary lion . 在那时他是文学界的一个名人。
He went beyond the bounds of reason in those days . 他那时候太狂妄了。
We have travelled far from those days . 从那时候到现在已经过了很多日子。
I was much happier in those days . 我在那些日子快乐得多。
In those days i was in a mad rush to the top . 在那些年月里，我总是拼命往上爬。
in the past等于短语those days ，中文意思是“在过去”
过去我已经取得了应有的成功。I've had my fair share of success in the past.
在过去的一年里，实际工资成本增加了10%。Real wage costs have risen by 10% in the past year.
The group has been notoriously fickle in the past.
