The ground just slid down, it was amazing.地面倾斜了，这太惊人了

slide down:滑下(slid是slide的过去式)

Let's slide down this grassy slope.

咱们顺着这草坡滑下去吧。

A drop of blood slid down his leg.

他的腿上流着一点儿血。

there have been other quakes here in the past.这里还曾经发生过地震

in the past:在过去（通常用于一般过去式和现在完成时）

He could remember events far back in the past.

他能记得很早以前的事情。

I've been there many times in the past.

我从前去过那儿很多次。

常用短语:

deep in the past很久以前

live in the past按旧章程办事(因循守旧)

So I would, I would love to be able to walk,我想自己走过去

be able to:会； 能

They appear to be able to handle the problem.

他们似乎可以处理这个问题。