I left very early last night, but I wish I hadn't left so early.
我昨晚离开得非常早,但我希望我没有离开那么早。[大学英语六级]
Who could have imagined, in the mid 1970s, for example, that by the end of the 20th century, computers would be as common in people's homes as TV sets?
举个例子吧,在20世纪70年代中叶又有谁能想得到在20世纪末的时候,家庭用的计算机会像电视机一样普遍?