It's interesting that he sent me the book twenty days before the deadline for my book.

有趣的是，在距离我书的截止日期20天前他把那本书寄给了我。

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I wonder if we could get someone to review our work for us a few days before the deadline so we can make some final changes.

我想知道我们是否可以在最后期限前几天请人检查一下我们的工作，这样我们可以做一些最后的修改。

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One month before the deadline we see the hollowness of these promises.

截止期限前一个月我们看出了这些承诺的空洞性。

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Because one of our clients asked us to finish our project before the deadline.

因为有一个客户要求在项目截止日期之前提前完工。

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