他又接上一段绳子，把原来的加长了。 He lengthened the rope by tying another piece to it.
我们回过来谈原来的主题吧。 Let us revert to the original subject.
除了执行我们原来的计划，再说服经理接受我们新的计划，那真是锦上添花。 Getting the manager to accept our new plans in addition to implementing our original ones was really the icing on the cake.
我认为你原来的计画比这个好。 I prefer your original plan to this one.
这块地毯已经脏得辨认不出原来的颜色了。 The carpet was badly stained, to such an extent that (ie so much that) you couldn't tell its original colour.
