如果硬是要翻译的话，had been我要如何理解呢

There were more people in the sea now than there had been earlier in the day

There were more people in the sea now than there had been earlier in the day.

很简单，there had been 早于 there were。这就是所谓的“过去的过去”。

【翻译】当时在海里的人数比那天早些时候的人数要多。

（具体在海里做什么——捕鱼还是游泳？需要上下文支持）

now 意为 then，earlier in the day（那天早些时候）。

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