Mrs. McKinley saw too many faults in my life before to go fix.
在我修理这台机器之前，麦金利夫人发现它有很多毛病。
And this is a cost that America has swallowed before to get out of trouble.
这也是在摆脱困境之前美国已经付出的成本。
Projects not on the lists were far less likely than before to get technical support.
而没有上榜的项目则得不到过去那样多的技术支持。
The town's history stretches back to before 1500.
该城的历史可以上溯到公元1500年以前。
Remind me to phone Alan before I go out.
提醒我在出去之前给艾伦打电话。
Women, he says, should give up alcohol before they plan to conceive.
他说女人在计划怀孕前应该戒酒。
Check your car before you drive to make sure that your lights are working.
开车前要检查一下，灯一定都要亮。
It's illegal to drug horses before a race.
比赛前给马服用兴奋剂是违法的。
We just have time for a bite to eat before the movie.
电影开演之前，我们只有匆匆吃一点东西的时间。
It's impossible for me to be there before eight.
我在八点之前不可能赶到那里。
You are bound by the contract to pay before the end of the month.
按照合同规定，你必须在月底前付款。
The clock began to whirr before striking the hour.
钟在打点前先嘎啦嘎啦地响起来。
He scribbled a note to his sister before leaving.
临行前，他给妹妹草草写了一封短信。
I must brush up on my Spanish before I go to Seville.
我去塞维利亚之前一定得好好温习我的西班牙语。
Now then, I'm going to explain everything to you before we do it.
嗯，我要在我们动手之前向你们把一切解释清楚。
Please turn the television off before you go to bed.
睡觉前请关上电视。
Some children can read and write before they go to school.
有些孩子在上学前就会看书写字了。
Talk to me before you do anything drastic.
你采取任何重大行动之前要跟我谈谈。
You need to enrol before the end of August.
你必须在八月底前注册。
I called early in the hope of catching her before she went to work.
我很早就打了个电话，希望在她上班之前找到她。
It would be a good idea to call before we leave.
我们出发之前打个电话是个好主意。
He had not expected the young man to reappear before evening.
他没想到那个年轻男子傍晚前会再次出现。
He refused to comment before he had seen all the relevant information.
在看到全部相关资料之前，他拒绝评论。
The child waited two hours before she was called to give evidence.
那个小孩等了2个小时才被传唤去做证。
She ran this shop for ten years before deciding to move on to fresh challenges.
她经营这家商店10年之后，决定罢手去迎接新的挑战。
They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial.
在此案审理前他们只得忍受长时间的等待。
He was summoned to testify before a grand jury.
他被传唤出庭在大陪审团前作证。
We had to wait almost an hour before he condescended to see us.
我们等了几乎一小时他才屈尊大驾来见我们。
He began as an actor, before starting to direct films.
他先是当演员，后来开始执导影片。
We thought long and hard before deciding to move house.
我们经过长久慎重的考虑之后才决定搬家。
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