Expressing "looking back on these three years" in English can be done by saying "date back to the past three years" or more simply, "回顧這三年" can be translated as "review the past three years." The phrase "date back to" implies tracing something back in time.
The English word for three years is "triennium." From a Chinese-English dictionary: "Three years without making a sound, when it does, it will astonish; three years without flying, when it does, it will soar." This reflects the idea that significant change can happen after a period of quiet or inactivity.
In English, "year" is translated as "year," and an example sentence could be: "Results: The period of postoperative follow-up studies varied from 0.5 to 3 years, with an average of 3 years."
Here are some common English phrases with "look": look at (watch), look like (appear as), look after (take care of), look for (search for), look up (search in a reference), look down (overlook or undervaluing), look over (scan), look forward to (anticipate eagerly).
1. "回顧" can be translated as "look back," "retrospection," or "retroversion." For example: "After 40 years, I can now look back on the entire tragedy."
2. Another way to say "回顧" is "look back." Example: "After 40 years, I can now look back on the whole tragedy."
3. "Retrospective" is an adjective and noun in English, meaning "reflective," "nostalgic," or "traceable," and as a noun, it refers to a "retrospective exhibition."
4. In the context of reviewing for an exam, the English phrase is "review for the exam." The word "review" means to look back, study, or examine again.1. "Trace back to" is the English translation for "追溯到." It is a verb phrase that can serve as a predicate.
2. For example: "The friendly relations between the two countries can be traced back to the last century."
3. "Trace back" implies moving upstream against the current, towards the source of a river, metaphorically meaning to explore the origin of something: "The history of exchanges between the two countries can be traced back to many centuries ago."
4. The phrase "hundred years ago" can also be used: "Its history can be traced back to several hundred years ago."
5. In response to the question "到處找" in English, you can say "look for everywhere." The phrase "look for" means to search for, while "find" usually means to locate, making "look for" more appropriate in this context.