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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。The former lives in the US, the latter in Australia.前者住在美国，后者住在澳大利亚。Both Williams and Andrews claim the property. The former insists that it was a gift.威廉斯和安德鲁斯都宣称财产归自己所有。前者坚持说这是一份遗赠。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。Jack and Bill are twins, but the former is taller than the latter.杰克和比尔是双胞胎，但前者比后者个子高。The former believes in visions, the latter in materialities.前者相信梦幻，而后者则相信物质的实有。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。If offered a choice between death and exile, he said that he would choose the former. 如果在死亡和流亡中选择的话，他说他宁可选择前者。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。Some sects are more radical than others. Those former include ...有些教派比其他的更为激进。前者中包括…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。If the family home and joint pension rights are of equal value, the wife may choose the former and the husband the latter.如果家庭住房和共同养老金具有同样的价值，妻子可能会选前者，而丈夫会选后者。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。 |