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Before the renovations, the house was not much to look at. 在翻新改造前，这房子看上去不怎么样。Before long the neighboring houses were on fire too.不久，邻近的房屋也都着火烧了起来。Before you reinvest, consider your options carefully.再次投资前，要慎重考虑你的可选方案。Before he left, he said good-bye to each member of the monastery.离开前，他与修道士中的每个人道别。Before leaving the city, be sure to make time for a shopping trip.离开城市之前，一定要留出时间去买些东西。Before we practice the next section, let's go through the chorus once again.我们把合唱段再练唱一次，然后练习下一段。Before the exam he read through his notes once more to refresh his memory.考试前他再看了一遍笔记来提醒一下自己。Before you is a well-worn path of beaten earth.你面前的是一条被踩平了的破破烂烂的小路。Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep.森林里的热气和嗡嗡的声音让他不知不觉便睡着了。Before you pull the trigger, you have to calibrate the distance between you and your target.在扣动扳机之前，你得先校准你和目标之间的距离。Before making a decision, you need to weigh up the pros and cons of the situation.在作出决定前，你必须权衡情况的利弊得失。Before the attack I'd received several threatening phone calls.遭袭击前，我曾接到过好几个恐吓电话。Before leaving this country, you must be in possession of a valid passport.在出国前你必须持有有效护照。Before long he took over the editing of the magazine.不久之后他接管了那家杂志的编辑工作。Before starting to write an answer in an exam, prepare yourself by thinking about what you want to say.考试时开始写答案前，先想好要说些什么。Before the Chronicle I used to take the Guardian.在订阅《纪事报》以前，我看的是《卫报》。Before the election, the president seesawed in the polls.大选之前，总统在民意测验中的情况时好时坏。Before a bill can become law it has to have the full endorsement of both Houses of Parliament.议案立法之前必须得到上下两院的全数支持。Before he ran away, he set the house ablaze.在他逃走之前，他将房子一把火烧掉。Before she could reply, my mother launched into a severe reprimand.她还没来得及回答，我妈妈就开始严厉地训斥起她来。Before signing, he covenanted that he would remain in possession.他坚持以继续保持所有权为签字的条件。Before you start blaming us, you should get your facts straight.在开始责备我们之前你应该把事实弄清楚。Before crossing the road, stop, look, and listen.过马路之前要先停下，看一看，再听一听。Before she left she penned up both dogs in the back yard.离开之前，她把两只狗都关在后院里。Before I could get the pigeon the cat pounced.未等我逮到鸽子，猫就猛扑了上去。Before the fall of the auctioneer's hammer, any bidder may retract his bid.在拍卖人未击槌前，任何竞买者均可撤回其出价。Before Mass the boys prepared the altar.弥撒前，教士助手们准备好了圣餐台。Before an advertising strategy can be hammered out, the agency must understand the client's true needs.广告公司在制定出广告宣传策略前必须先了解客户的真正需求。Before her husband's death she had installed herself in a modern villa.丈夫去世之前她已经在一所现代化别墅里安顿下来了。Before they could engineer an escape, they had to be sure that none of the guards were suspicious.他们策划逃走之前，首先得确定没有卫兵怀疑他们。Before the trip I crammed my head with information about Spain.旅行前，我满脑子都是关于西班牙的信息。Before silos were invented, cows gave less milk during winter because they had no green grass to eat.在青贮窖发明之前，冬季奶牛产奶较少，因为没有青饲料可以吃。Before you commit yourself to this contract you should take a couple of hours to think it through.在签合同之前，你应该花上几个小时认真考虑一下。Before clarifying anything I have to meet with the directors.在讲明一切之前我必须和俱乐部高层进行会谈。Before we do that, I'd like to digress for a minute and say a word or two about the new books.在我们那样做之前，我想说一两句题外话，谈谈这些新书。Before we play, I need a refresher on the rules. 咱们开始游戏之前，我需要有人再给我讲讲规则。Before landing in Algiers, we circled the airport several times.在阿尔及尔着陆前，我们在机场上空盘旋了好几圈。Before I could attempt a reply he laughed.我还没回答他就笑了。Before going into their meeting the six foreign ministers posed for photographs.六位外交部长在开始会晤之前摆姿势合影留念。Before taking a loan out, calculate your monthly outgoings.申请贷款之前，算一下你每月的支出。 |