People are not so honest as they once were 这句话后半句怎么理解?

People are not so honest as they once were 这句话后半句怎么理解? People are not so honest as they once were. People are not so honest as they once.怎么翻译 People are not so honest as they once were.They are -------h people are not so honest as they once were.这里最后为什么加were People are not so honest as they once were下面改法, People are not so honest as they once were 是用的比较级的句子吗? people are not so honest as they were once 省略吗?全句是什么/ 一个朋友的说说,谁能翻译一下:People are not so honest as they once were.Th people are not so honst as they once were 中once 为什么会在were的前面 as they once were 这句话是怎么理解啊?这里哪个是固定搭配啊? Such people as were mentioned by him were honest.