办事 go by = pass

①A car went by at full speed.一辆汽车全速驶过。

②The weeks went slowly by. 一星期一星期慢慢地过去了。

③Don't let this chance go by. 不要错失这次机会。

④That is a good rule to go by.那是需要遵守的好规章。

（2）as conj. 随着......，引导时间状语从句。

表示"随着......"时，也可以用with，而with 用作介词, 后接名词短语,形成with复合结构。

Eg. As time went on, Einstein's theory proved to be correct.

随着时间的推移，爱因斯坦的理论证明是正确的。

With the passing of the years, they have become close friends.

几年过去了，他们已成了亲密朋友。

2. Over time my memory has developed so much that, like an elephant....

(1) over time 随着时间

= with time going on/ by= As time went on/ by

(2) so + 形容词(副词)+ that....

such + 名词 + that....

①so...that引导结果状语从句，其结构是：

so+ adj.／adv. + that

so+ adj. +a(n)+单数可数名词+ that

so+ many／few+可数名词复数+ that

so+ much／little+不可数名词+ that