He had been a pioneer in California, and could narrate many a strange tale of fortunes made and fortunes lost in those wild, halcyon days.

侯波也是当年最早到达加利福尼亚的一个，因此，他能够说出，在那些遍地黄金，充满暴力的日子里，多少人发财致富，多少人倾家荡产。

This is debatable - others could argue that the Old Kingdom which was defined by the construction of the pyramids represented the true halcyon days of Egypt.

这是有争议的——其他人可能会争辩说，古王国以金字塔的建造为标志，代表了埃及真正的太平日子。

Something tells me that in the future, many of us are going to be reminiscent about the halcyon days when our food was made with a human's touch.

某种感觉告诉我，在未来，我们中的许多人都会回忆起用人工制作食物的美好时光。

Clearing out your wardrobe can be emotionally and physically draining: rifling through party dresses might cause you to mourn the halcyon days of your youth; a certain suit could be loaded with the anxieties of awkward job interviews.

清理你的衣橱可能会让人身心俱疲：翻阅派对礼服可能会让你哀悼你年轻时的宁静时光；某件西装可能充满了尴尬的求职面试的焦虑。