The peasants covered the rice over before the rain began.

农民们在下雨之前把稻子盖好。

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The rain began before sunrise.

雨是在日出前开始下的。

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That's when Susan started to implement the plan her father had crafted before his stroke: out in the pouring rain, Susan began to dig.

她就是在这个时候开始实施她父亲中风前为她制定的计划的：苏珊在外面冒着倾盆大雨，开始挖起洞来。

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Just before the 10-minute mark the forecast rain began to fall but England soon opened the scoring through the boot of Wilkinson after All Blacks captain Richie McCaw infringed at a ruck.

BBC: England 6-19 New Zealand