Writing letters seems to be a thing of the past.

写信好像已是昔日的事情了。

When people have these cars in the future, a petrol station may be a thing of the past.

如果人们在未来能够拥有这些汽车，加油站可能会成为历史。

Saving money is becoming a thing of the past.

存钱正在成为过去时。

One day drought may be a thing of the past at least in coastal cities.

至少在沿海城市，总有一天干旱会成为过去。

Waffles, French toast, and Bacon Big breakfasts may be a thing of the past.

华夫饼、法式吐司以及培根早餐可能已经成为过去。

If followed, these suggestions will make disastrous earthquakes almost a thing of the past.

如果遵循这些建议，灾难性地震将成为过去。

As a result of human activity, such enemies reach even the remotest corners of the world, threatening to make the ancient giants a thing of the past.

由于人类的活动，这些敌人甚至到达了世界上最偏远的角落，威胁要使古代巨人成为历史。

They thought bank runs were a thing of the past.

他们还以为银行挤兑是过去才发生的事儿。

Well, those problems may soon be a thing of the past!

这些问题可能很快就成历史了！

Cheap food, like cheap oil, may be a thing of the past.

便宜的粮食，和便宜的石油，恐怕都是很遥远的往事了。

But this complex system soon will be a thing of the past.

不过，这种复杂的系统不久就会成为历史。

Waiting months for hair to grow longer is a thing of the past.

等几个月让头发长长那是过去的事。

For passengers, lost tickets should become a thing of the past.

对乘客来说，丢票将成为过去式。

But once-frequent joint training exercises are a thing of the past.

但是这种频繁的联合训练将成为过去。

Will the paper versions of these newspapers be a thing of the past?

纸质的报纸会不会成为一种历史？

Relying on GPS only to locate buildings may soon be a thing of the past.

依赖GPS仅仅用来定位建筑物可能即将成为过去。

Ksplice is an enterprise software company making reboots a thing of the past.

Ksplice是一个使重新启动成为历史的企业级软件的公司。

For deprived iPhone users, the crippled web might then be a thing of the past.

到时候，对于Iphone的使用者而言，残缺的网络时代已经是过去的事情。

Snow piles and drifts on highways and turnpikes may soon be a thing of the past.

雪堆和高速路、收费公路的雪痕将会成为过去。

Those inelegant cables plugged into your phone line are largely a thing of the past.

那些乱七八糟的接入电话线路的网线大概已经成为过去了。

Both countries tell a receptive public that national weakness is a thing of the past.

两国都告诉乐于接纳这类观点的公众，民族的软弱已成为历史。

Such nightmare visions, and locust plagues with them, may one day be a thing of the past.

但愿有一天这种噩梦似的景象和与此相伴的蝗灾将会成为历史。

If tomorrow Linux supported all the newest games, Windows would become a thing of the past.

如果明天Linux能支持所有的最新游戏，Windows将会成为往事。

Africa can turn a disease that has taken its children for centuries, into a thing of the past.

非洲将消灭这种几个世纪来夺走大批儿童生命的疾病。

But it has also made redundant workers more expendable, and labor hoarding a thing of the past.

但这使得多余的工人越发昂贵，存蓄劳动力成为过去。

But it's not clear how much can be done. Cheap food, like cheap oil, may be a thing of the past.

但是，到底还有多少可以做的事，目前尚不明朗。便宜的粮食，和便宜的石油，恐怕都是很遥远的往事了。

The dreaded pat-down, enemy of the privacy advocate, would hopefully become a thing of the past.

全身拍摸，隐私保护提倡者的大敌，将有可能成为历史。

Don't let negativity bring you down. Make it a thing of the past and see how positive life can be!

不要让消极负面打倒你，想想过去曾有的成功，就会意识到，你的生活是多么积极向上的！

It is only a matter of time until rectangular-window based application become a thing of the past.

基于矩形窗口的应用程序将成为历史，这只是时间的问题。