之前

There were some mediate contacts between the two countries before their diplomatic relation was established.

在两国外交关系建立, 已经有些间接的接触。

We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.

给你们发送订购的货物，我们需要书面确认。

Always auscultate the abdomen before you palpate it.

通常在触诊应先听诊腹部。

This sort of work would have been inconceivable before the advent of microprocessors.

在微处理机问世这种工作想象的。

The decision is in abeyance until the returns from holiday.

那项决议在他度假回来一直搁置着。

The museum made the mistake of accepting the painting before it had been authenticated.

博物馆在还未确认这幅画的真实性就错误地把它接受了。

He thought he knew his wife through, until she deceived him.

在妻骗他, 他一直认为自己非常了解她。

Distribute these pamphlets among them before you leave, will you?

请你在离开把这些小册发给他们好吗?

The director gave the cast a short respite before the next scene.

导演让全体演员在下一场开始事休息。

Mary scraped the residue of food from the plates before putting them under water.

玛丽在把盘放入水先刮去上面的食物残渣。

The team’s defeat is a salutary warning before the World Cup.

这次失利在世界杯比赛对整个队的一个有益警示。

The contract will be signed prior to the ceremony.

合同将在仪式举行签字。

What did you do prior to coming here?

你来这里做什么事?

Give the tablecloth a good shake before putting it away.

桌布收起来要好好抖一抖。

Try hard to recollect what you saw before the accident.

好好回想一下事故发生你看到的事情。

They scooped all the other dailies with the story of the election fraud.

他们抢在其他日报独家发表选举舞弊的消息。

Pending his return let us get everything ready.

他回来，我们把一切准备好。

I was a serious computer nerd until I discovered girls and cars.

在我注意到女孩和汽车，我个不折不扣的电脑痴。

Before organizing that procession along the street we ought to have notified the police.

在组织上街游行, 我们应该通报警察。

He reasoned that if we start at now, we could arrive before noon.

他争辩着说如果我们现在出发, 中午一定能到达。