从上的英文：
from above

He brought out of his coat a pocketbook bound by a leather thong.
他从上衣兜里掏出一个用皮条扎起来的皮夹子。

There is a hole in the shaft through which the air from the upper chamber enters the lower one.
腔筒中心有一孔道，压缩空气就是由此从上气室进入下气室的。

He works backwards, building a house from the top downwards.
他把工序倒过来了，从上往下建房子。

Rooted vegetation takes water upward and sunlight downward.
生根的植物从下往上吸收水分，从上往下吸收阳光。

From the above evidence it appears that milk thistle is very helpful in cases of acute mushroom poisoning.
从上面陈述的证据来说，奶蓟草对于蘑菇中毒病例似乎有帮助。

And then you have the real answer to the question, “When is a man old?”
从上面的几个例子中你可以看出“人的衰老是在什么时候”的真正答案了。

A shaft driven upward is called a raise; one that is driven downward is known as a winze.
从下往上开拓出来的井筒叫天井;从上往下开拓出来的井筒叫盲井。

Norman says he hasn't had a drink since last month, but he'd swear black is white if it suited him.
诺曼说自己从上个月以来他没有喝过酒，不过如果对他合适，他是会颠倒黑白的。

A system that had been ingrained for generations could not be easily undone by change from the top(Doris Kearns Goodwin)
一个已经好几代人都根深蒂固的系统很难靠从上加以演变来破坏(多丽丝·克恩斯·古德温)

Some glance about awkwardly, but none dare raise their hand, or break the silent vigil they've kept since primary school
有几个学生局促不安地东张西望，可就是没有人敢举手或者打破他们自从上小学以来—直保持的沉默。