the passing years

• 正在消逝的岁月； 前几年

the passing years的用法和样例：

例句

1. Only a few years ago such cases were thought incurable diseases.
   仅仅前几年，这样的病还认为是不治之症。
2. He pointed out that the result was better than in previous years.
   他指出结果比前几年都好。