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This all happened long before you were born.这一切都发生在你出生前很久的时候。He finished the job long before knockoff.他在下班前很久就把活儿做完了。We had to leave long before we were ready to go.我们还远没准备好，就不得不动身了。He left long before morning came.他早在黎明之前就离开了。It will not be long before the inflation figure starts to fall.过不了多久，通货膨胀率就会开始下降。There was a deep-rooted racial prejudice long before the two countries became rivals and went to war.早在这两个国家成为敌人并且兵戎相见之前，它们之间就有了根深蒂固的种族偏见。I left long before her.她走的时候我早就走了。It didn't take long before she'd wormed out of him confessions of his other infidelity.不久，在她的盘问之下，他承认还有其他婚外情。We need to set off long before sunrise.我们需要在日出前早早出发。It won't be long before we're off on vacation.我们不久就要去度假了。He was too lazy to exert himself and rusted out long before his time.他懒于活动，因此早就未老先衰了。We were stupid to wait so long before we made a decision.我们等了这么久才做出决定，真是不明智。His reputation for carelessness was established long before the latest problems arose.在最近的一系列问题出现之前，他粗心大意的问题已经是众人皆知的了。It wasn't long before he was back on solid earth again.没有多久他又回到了现实世界。It might be long before civil government would be re-established.重建文官政府也许要等很长时间。It was not long before I tracked down the lost wallet.不久我就找到了遗失的钱包。The photograph in question was taken long before I met you.这张照片是我遇到你之前很久拍的。If every tune from Radiohead is as good as this one is, it can't be long before they are household names.如果电台司令乐队的每首歌都像这首这么棒的话，那它很快便会家喻户晓了。It won't be long before the policy is introduced nationwide.用不了多久这项政策就会在全国范围内推行。I can only listen to her complaints for so long before I start to get angry.她的抱怨我只能听这么一会儿，再多我就要开始发怒了。He worked the clubs long before TV made him famous.早在电视使他成名之前，他在俱乐部工作。The plot to assassinate Martin Luther King had started long before he was actually killed.刺杀马丁·路德·金的计划在实施前酝酿已久。It did not take long before he had earned their trust. 他很快就赢得了他们的信任。It wasn't long before I started to get irritated.没过多久我就被激怒了。The runner had shot his bolt long before the finish.那个赛跑选手在离终点还很远时就已经精疲力竭了。They ran out of things to talk about long before they arrived.他们到达之前，要说的话早就讲完了。Dejected fans began leaving long before the final whistle.沮丧的球迷在终场哨声远未吹响之前便开始离场了。It was not long before I realised the enormity of my faux pas.没过多久，我就意识到自己有多么失态。I tired long before the race was over.比赛还远没结束时我就感到累了。I ran up against the problem of getting taken seriously long before I became a writer.我突然遇到了这样的问题：虽然还没有成为作家，却过早受到了重视。Picasso was painting pictures in a Cubist style long before the Cubist movement was born.早在立体主义运动诞生之前，毕加索就用立体派风格作画了。It wasn't long before he was back with his family.不久之后他和全家就回来了。The wedding guests were all ready and waiting long before the bride arrived.新娘到来之前，参加婚礼的宾客都早已准备好并等待着。How long before we can see the new ski lifts in action?我们多久才能看见新的滑雪索道开始运行？I'll be pushing up the daisies long before it happens.没等这件事发生我早就一命呜呼了。They tried to keep their affair secret, but it wasn't long before tongues began to wag.他们试图不让别人知道他们的暧昧关系，但是不久就有了闲言碎语。I hadn't been there long before someone got talking to me and invited me to a party.我在那里没多久，就有人来跟我说话并邀请我参加聚会。Barry was awake long before he opened his eyes.巴里把眼睛睁开之前早就醒了。It wasn't long before the debts were piling up.没多久就债台高筑了。It wasn't long before I realized I'd made a mistake.不久我就意识到我犯了一个错误。 |