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They were discussing the best way to foster democracy and prosperity in the former communist countries.他们正在讨论促进前共产主义国家民主和繁荣的最佳办法。They lauded the former president as a hero.他们称赞前总统为英雄。You can best fit yourself for your new responsibility by studying all these papers left by the former chairman.通过研究上任主席留下来的所有这些文件，你就可以使你自己胜任新的职责。A gulf had opened up between the former friends.以往的朋友之间出现了隔阂。His complicity with the former government had led to his downfall.与前政府的瓜葛导致他身败名裂。If forced to choose, I would go for the former.如果必须作出选择的话，我会选择前者。Newspapers have been fulsome in their praise of the former president.报纸上对前总统都是些溢美之词。These planes are outclassed by the most recent designs from the former Soviet Union.苏联的最新产品要远比这些飞机性能优越。To the former Belgian colonizers, Rwanda was a paradise.对于以前的比利时殖民者来说，卢旺达就是个天堂。The original elections were declared void by the former military ruler.前军事领导人宣布最初的选举无效。A British woman is waiting to hear how she can reclaim a family estate inside the former Soviet Union.一名英国女子在等待消息，希望得知如何领回前苏联境内的家族地产。It's clear that the party of the former Prime Minister has suffered a major reverse.显然，前首相所在党派遭受了重大的挫折。The conflict caused a rupture in relations between the former allies.这场冲突使两个从前的盟友关系破裂。Where unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former.如果出现高失业率和高犯罪率，可以认为后者是前者造成的。A rebate is distinguished from a discount in that the former is not taken out or deducted in advance but is handed back after payment of the full amount.部分退款与折扣有别，区别在于前者并非先行扣除而是在全数付清后退还。There were persistent rumours that the former head of British Intelligence was in the pay of the Soviet Union.一直有传闻说英国情报局的前领导被苏联收买了。Many of the former administration's policies were reversed by the new president.新上任的总统对上届政府的许多政策作了彻底的改变。Accusations of harbouring suspects were raised against the former Hungarian leadership.匈牙利前领导层被指控窝藏嫌犯。I prefer the latter version to the former.比起前一种说法，我更喜欢后面那种说法。The book paints an unflattering picture of the former president.这本书里描写了前任总统的丑态。The death of the former movie star passed unnoticed.这位昔日的影星悄然离世。They accused the former prime minister of being a backseat driver.他们指责前首相越俎代庖。Monuments to the former ruler were all removed.前任统治者的所有纪念建筑都拆除了。Parcells, the former New York Giants coach, later became a sports commentator on television.纽约巨人队的前教练帕斯尔斯后来成了电视台的体育比赛评论员。When she is offered ice-cream or pie, she always chooses the former.当有冰淇淋或派给她吃时，她总是挑选前者。At first a newly independent country relies heavily on the maintenance of existing links with the former colonial power.新独立的国家在最初阶段很大程度上仰仗与旧殖民势力维持既有的关系。Turkey and Greece were buffer states against the former Soviet Union.土耳其和希腊是前苏联与反苏国家之间的缓冲国。The self-styled Leader of the New Republic refused all attempts at negotiation by the former government.新共和国自封的领导人拒绝前政府的一切谈判要求。The Senator launched a vicious attack on the former President.那位参议员对前总统恶意中伤。She spoke openly about her involvement with the former prime minister.她公开谈论和前首相的风流韵事。The new government repudiated the treaty signed by the former government.新政府拒绝履行前任政府签订的条约。Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely.在这两种可能性中，前者似乎更有可能。There was intense speculation that the former foreign secretary might be parachuted into the Scottish Parliament.人们普遍猜测前外交大臣可能会空降至苏格兰议会。The company is trying to distance itself from remarks made by the former director.公司正在试图表明前任经理的言论与公司无关。He has cars and trucks, and even though the former are easier to drive, the latter are more useful.他有轿车和卡车，虽然前者比较好开，可后者更实用。This huge, unfinished building represents the last hurrah of the former regime.这座未完工的巨大建筑是上届政府下台前留下的纪念。For more than 70 years, the former Soviet Union was a one-party state.七十多年来，苏联一直是一党执政的国家。He served as an aide to the former president.他是前任总统的助手。Foreigners have been fleeing the former French colony.外国人一直在逃离这个前法国殖民地。Most of the refugees from the former war zone have now been sent back.从以前战区来的大部分难民都已遣返。 |