How long can a line get before we break it?
一行可以有多长？
That "30 percent off" sale may not be any better than the deals you could get before the liquidation process started.
商家打出“打七折”的招牌时，你所进行的交易可能还没有在这次的清仓过程开始前所进行的交易划算。
One speaker the Republicans were careful to get before prime-time viewers was Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California.
共和党为黄金时段的电视观众精心安排的一位演讲者是加州州长阿诺德·施瓦辛格。
Every time I get before an audience to share my family's story, I turn to the relationship I have formed with my mother in a certain way over time.
每当我站在一位听众面前与他分享我的家庭故事，很快我就求助于我以某种方式与母亲形成的关系。
Scientists don't know how large the Asian carp population would need to get before it becomes self-sustaining and morphs from nuisance into true threat.
科学家不清楚亚洲鲤鱼的种群规模达到多大时才能存活下来，并将骚扰变成真正的威胁。
"I'm going before things get any worse!" he shouted as he stamped out of the bedroom.
“我要在情况变得更糟前离开！”他叫嚷着顿足走出了卧室。
I always get the jitters before exams.
我考试前总是很紧张。
I won't be able to get away from the office before 7.
我7点钟之前无法离开办公室。
I aim to be at the lake before dawn, so let's get moving.
我打算天亮之前到湖边，所以我们马上就动身吧。
When you do get through, you've got to speak quickly before you get cut off.
电话一接通，你得在通话中断前快点儿说。
I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark.
我遇到许多徒步旅行者，他们正前往一个遥远的露营地，他们刚好可以在天黑前到达那里。
I always get the collywobbles before an interview.
面试前我总是感到紧张不安。
Take her in hand and prescribe for her, but let her get well before I send her back.
照顾她，给她开药方，但在我送她回去以前，先让她好起来。
You must get home before curfew.
你必须在实行宵禁以前回到家中。
It might be more prudent to get a second opinion before going ahead.
行动之前再征求一下意见也许更为慎重。
She rushed to get to the post office before it closed.
她赶在邮局关门之前到达邮局。
Don't get the children overexcited just before bedtime.
临睡前不要让孩子过于兴奋。
Try and get rid of your visitors before I get there.
在我到达之前，想办法把你的客人打发走。
At this rate they'd be lucky to get home before eight-thirty or nine.
照这样下去，他们能在8：30或9：00前到家就很走运了。
It's difficult for them to get here much before seven.
他们很难在7点以前早早地来到这里。
You need to get a written quotation before they start work.
你得在他们开工之前拿到报价单。
If anyone comes in before I get back, ask them to wait.
如果在我回来之前有人来，就请他等一等。
It is important to get the coals white-hot before you start.
在开始之前把炭火烧旺很重要。
You watch. Things will get worse before they get better.
你瞧着吧。事情会先变糟，然后再好转。
Get all the ingredients together before you start cooking.
把所有的材料放在一起再开始烹饪。
An aeroplane has to reach a certain speed before there is enough lift to get it off the ground.
飞机得在达到一定的速度以后，才能有足够的提升力从地面起飞。
It will be months before we get the results.
我们要等很长时间才能得到结果。
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