其实这句话可以摆成这样：The bell had struck the hours day and night for as long as anyone could remember.For as long as 是个状语从句,如果放在后面显得太长,也可以摆到句头.这句话的意思就是：这个钟从大家...for在这里做连词“因为”讲吗？for 在这里不是“因为”，而是个介词，后面加一段时间的长度。