primary sources of information 消息的直接来源
I went for a run before breakfast. 我早饭前去跑步了。
The others had got there before us. 其他人在我们之前到了那里。
Won't you have another drink before you go? 你走之前不再喝一杯吗?
I joined the police in 1999. Before that I was in the army. 我于1999年成为警察。在此之前我在部队。
Two weeks before the election the first reports of the scandal began to appear. 选举前的两个星期开始出现丑闻的最初报道。
You should seek legal advice before signing anything. 在签字之前你应该进行法律咨询。
He has two daughters from his first marriage and a son from his second. 他第一次婚姻给他带来两个女儿,第二次带来一个儿子。
I was first in the queue so I think I should be served first. 我排在第一位,所以我认为应该先得到服务。
The lecture is the first in a series that will be presented at the university. 该讲座是这所大学将要举办的系列讲座的第一讲。
First, let's go around the room and introduce ourselves. 首先,我们在房间里转转并作一下自我介绍吧。
Can't I just finish reading this article first? 难道我就不可以先看完这篇文章吗?
Spring was unusually early that year. 那年春季来得异乎寻常地早。
Let's have an early lunch and then go to the cinema. 我们早一点吃午饭,然后去看电影。
Is it too early to phone them? 现在打电话给他们太早了吗?
My train was ten minutes early. 我的列车提早了10分钟。
You're a little early for the party. 参加聚会你来得有点早。
I don't get up very early. 我起床不是特别早。
This issue was discussed in the previous chapter. 这个问题在前一章中已经讨论过了。
Neighbours said they had seen the man in the area on two previous occasions. 邻居们说他们以前曾在该地区两次看到那个男子。
Mark has two children from a previous marriage. 马克在上一次婚姻中有了两个孩子。
All the other guests had arrived the previous day. 其他所有的客人都在前一天到达了。
She had a number of previous convictions for theft. 她有好几次偷窃的犯罪前科。
The people who built the temple have long since vanished. 建寺的人早已不在了。
The thought had barely come to me before it was gone again. 这个想法刚刚在我脑子里出现就又消失了。
Illegally parked cars may be removed at any time without prior notice. 违章停放的车辆可不事先通知就给予挪移。
I'm afraid I won't be able to come. I've got a prior engagement. 我恐怕不能来了。我已经和别人有约在先。
students with no prior knowledge of the target language 对目的语言无基础知识的学生
We require 30 days' advance notice if you wish to cancel your membership. 如果你想取消自己的成员资格,我们希望你提前30天给予通知。
There was no advance warning before the earthquake hit. 地震来临前没有任何预警。
advance reservations/tickets 预订/预订票
an advance party/team/unit 先头队伍
A few days earlier, he had assured me that he didn't want to come. 几天前,他还向我保证说他不想来。
If you had warned me ahead of time, I wouldn't have gone. 你如果预先警告我,我就不会走了。
There will be an inspection of the track ahead of tomorrow's race. 明天比赛前会先检查跑道。
You go on ahead and tell them we're coming. 你先去,告诉他们我们就来了。
I'll send my luggage on ahead. 我要把行李先送走。
an anteroom (=a small room leading to a larger room) 前厅
antedate (=to exist or happen before something else) 存在(或发生)于…之前
I don't want to hear any more complaints. I've got enough problems as it is. 我不想听到更多的牢骚,我已经有太多的问题了。
If you do most of the cooking beforehand, you'll enjoy the evening more. 如果你事先把大部分菜做完了,这个晚上你会玩得更开心。
First of all, clean the surface that you are going to paint. 首先,把要刷涂料的表面弄干净。
in the immediate prewar period 在战争即将爆发的那段时期
terrible pictures of the immediate aftermath of the earthquake 关于地震刚刚过后的景象的骇人图片
The two men have different plans for the immediate future. 这两人对眼前的日子抱有不同的打算。
Details of the meeting had been circulated well in advance. 会议的详细内容事先已被传阅。
Parents are sent a reading list a few weeks in advance of the start of the school year. 在学年开始前几个星期就向家长们寄了课外阅读书目。
They increased production in anticipation of increased sales.
My parents had got married just after the war. 我父母在战争刚刚结束后就结婚了。
It was nearer three than two o'clock when he finally arrived. 他最终到达的时候已经两点多接近3点了。
I had no intention of making any decision until much nearer the time. 不到时候我不想作任何决定。
The incident occurred near the end of the war. 该事件发生在战争即将结束之时。
The date of the election was drawing near. 大选的日期日益临近。
His resignation comes on the eve of Sunday's elections.
a prearranged meeting 预先安排好的会议
pre-school programmes (=for children who are too young for school) 学前课程
precooked meals (=that you buy to take home and heat) 预先煮熟的饭食(可买回家加热)
Our contact information is located on the preceding pages. 我们的联系方式就在前一页。
a pre-emptive strategy 先发制人的策略
a preliminary hearing/discussion/analysis/proposal/agreement 初步的听证/讨论/分析/提案/协议
He was gathering up his belongings preparatory to leaving.
Previous to his present employment he was a bus driver. 干现在这份工作之前他是一位公交司机。
primary sources of information 消息的直接来源
We won't have another holiday this side of Christmas. 在圣诞节之前,我们不会有其他节日。
I'll phone you some time towards the end of the week. 我会在将近周末的时候给你打电话。
It was towards midnight when finally she sent the children off to bed. 快到午夜时她才打发孩子们上床睡觉。
a preemptive marketing strategy
preemptive attacks
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