But it formed on Mars long before that.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

If we weren't so pressed for time, I kinda wanna see how long we could get away with this before it gets awkward, but that, in fact, is an infinite loop t hat's hopefully deliberate.

如果有时间，我想看看,我们需要花多长时间解决这一问题，事实上，它是我故意,使用的无穷循环。

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We'll use more sophisticated tools before long, but let's do a little sanity check.

我们不久后将用更多的复杂的工具，但是让我们做一个明智的检查。

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But long before Fiedler picked up the baton, the Boston Pops had carved out a niche, bringing light orchestral music to wide audiences.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

But the action of the Republic takes place long before the defeat of Athens, before the rise of the Thirty and the execution of Athens .

但《理想国》撰写的时间,远早于雅典战败，及三十暴君掌权之前,也早于雅典被处决之前。

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No concrete action is expected from these meetings, but General Jones says, "You get in trouble when you wait too long before talking to your neighbors."

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

Just before the death scene, there's a long myth, which I draw your attention to but I don't want to discuss in any kind of detail.

我想让你们注意,在这个死亡场景之前,有一个古老的传说,但我不想去讨论任何的细节

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We won't have to count quite that long, but even before we count, we've got to figure out what the meter of the music is, so let's start with that now.

我们不用打那么长的拍子,而且在我们打拍子之前,我们需要先弄清楚音乐的拍子是什么,我们从这个开始

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But we'll pull back these layers too before long.

返回的时候也需要返回这么多层。

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But you'll get used to the syntax before long.

不久后你们就会习惯这个语法。

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The less than side is gonna be a less than sign, and then the word and is going to become not one & but two ampersands back to back, and we'll see why it's two and not one before long.

小于“侧还是用的“小于“,而中间的“and“将去掉,换成两个紧挨着的&符号，但至于为什么是&&而不是,我们以后会提到。

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