Three days before his death, he joined volunteers at his yearly event to give toys to needy children in Augusta,Georgia.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

And in any event, our primary concern is with the program of the texts as they stand before us: is there a symbolism operating here?

无论如何，我们主要关心的，是摆在我们眼前的,这些计划大纲：存在象征主义吗？

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

But before he can actually be made present at the actual event of the Nativity, he has to endure something painful and obviously momentous: "from out his secret Altar toucht with hallow'd fire."

但是要想真正能在,基督降生时出现，他不得不忍受一些痛苦，而且是巨大的痛苦：,“从神秘的祭坛外碰到圣火“

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

For example, a student says "preclude" instead of "precede" when talking about one event coming before another.

VOA: special.2010.01.28

Guests were not told where the wedding was to be held until a week before the event.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

Mister Bernstein was called to lead the orchestra very soon before the event.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

President Bush's farewell address was his last public event planned before the inauguration.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

Around the same time, a Mexican man who had been at a social event with the couple just minutes before was killed in similar fashion at another location.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01