Most avalanches occur long before this happens.

大多数雪崩在这之前就发生了。

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Alas, it might not be long before this changes.

如此说来，变革之日可能已不远矣。

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In the midst of his torments, and long before this, he had discontinued his work, and nothing is more dangerous than discontinued work; it is a habit which vanishes.

在那些苦恼的时日里，长期以来，他早已中断了他的工作，而中断工作正是最危险不过的，这是一种习惯的消逝。

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Yemeni Health Minister Abdul Karim Rasae, who chaired the conference, said the decision to prevent vulnerable people from attending this year's Hajj was debated long and hard before being approved.

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Before long the speaker realizes that this fantasy is starting to sound a little extreme or maybe a little dangerous.

不久之后诗歌发言者意识到,这个幻景,开始听起来有点过头或危险了。

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Those of you more comfortable, rest assured we'll start filling in some gaps before long if you're already familiar with this.

那些程度比较好的同学，我们马上来讲一下以前遗漏的问题,如果你们已经熟悉这门课，那会觉得那容易接受。

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For the Magic organization, the damage was done long before this personnel farce unfolded during 2011-12.

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But as with MCF, how long before this technology can be fabricated into actual power stations?

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And long before this recession hit, the middle class had been taking some hard shots.

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