She informed us that eighteen members of the staff had left during the preceding year.

她当时告知我们，18位教职员在此前的一年里离开了。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

I should have mentioned before, that, in the autumn of the preceding year, I had form'd most of my ingenious acquaintance into a club of mutual improvement, which we called the JUNTO;

我早先原该提到，在前一年的秋天，我把我大多数的有才能的朋友组成了一个相互切磋琢磨的社团，我们管它叫做“密社”。

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I should have mentioned before, that, in the autumn of the preceding year, I had form'd most of my ingenious acquaintance into a club of mutual improvement, which we called the JUNTO;

我早先原该提到，在前一年的秋天，我把我大多数的有才能的朋友组成了一个相互切磋琢磨的社团，我们管它叫做“密社”。

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