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]
and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village showing in the far distance.
照父亲的说法,我面前应是一个山谷,有农场与村舍,还可远远望见老家村子里的教堂的尖顶。