怀古的英文：
meditate on the past

参考例句：

The castle is redolent of the past.
那城堡使人怀古。

…and a woodcut or two on the walls create the subtle atmosphere of the past
…墙上一两幅木刻版画，叫人油然生出怀古之情。

meditate是什么意思：
v. 沉思，冥想；计划；打算；思考

I meditate in order to relax.
我沉思冥想藉以松弛精神。

meditate a change in the office arrangements
计划改变一下办事处的安排

meditate a trip abroad
计划作一次出国旅行

It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.
思考人生的意义很重要。

The scholar was reticent, aloof, and meditative
这位学者寡言少语、离群索居而且总在沉思

past是什么意思：
n. 过去；往事
adj. 以前的；结束了的；过去式的
adv. 以前地；经过，超过
prep. 在…之后，晚于；再也无法；经过，越过；超过

The past is the prologue.
前事不忘，后事之师。

He pasted the wall with Burlap. The wall is pasted with splotches.
他用粗麻布贴墙。墙上沾满了污点

It happened far back in the past.
这事发生在久远的过去。

The train flew past the station.
火车飞快地通过车站。

Stick the paper with paste.
用浆糊粘纸。