I had time to do a quick edit of my essay before handing it in.
我呈交论文之前有点时间，很快地校订了一遍。
People are living longer than ever before, so even people who are 65 or 70 have a surprising amount of time left.
人们的寿命比以前都要长，所以即便是65或70岁的人，余下光阴也还长得惊人。
Before I put you to bed, I have just time to finish the story of Cinderella.
在我打发你们上床之前，我刚好有时间讲完灰姑娘的故事。
We are talking about the Neolithic period here, which was the time before stone tools began to be replaced by tools made of bronze and other metals.
我们这里在说的是新石器时代，是石器开始被青铜和其他金属制工具所取代之前的那个时代。
For an increasing number of kids, the extra time and money spent pursuing a college diploma will leave them worse off than they were before they set foot on campus.
对于越来越多的孩子来说，为了追求一张大学文凭而额外花费在学习上的时间和金钱会使他们的情况变得比踏入校园前更糟。
Nor do the oral histories and traditions of later Polynesians offer any insights, for they turn into myths long before they reach as far back in time as the Lapita.
后来的波利尼西亚人的口述历史和传统也没有提供任何见解，因为它们早在追溯到拉皮塔人的时代之前就已经成为神话。
Before the invention of television, people spent their leisure time in more active and social pursuits.
在电视发明之前，人们会把空闲时间花在更积极的消遣和社会活动上。
Church records show he was baptized on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptizing a newly born baby.
教会记录显示，他于4月26日受洗，在为新生婴儿施洗之前，通常需要等待三天。
Cole went on in place of Beckham just before half-time.
就在上半场结束前科尔上场替换了贝克汉姆。
You are likely to be given almost three months – until the time of your next bill – before you are disconnected.
你很可能会得到将近3个月的时间–即直到你下一张账单寄发为止——才会被切断供应。
It is clear now that it's a matter of time before the entire European coastline disappears under water.
现在很显然，整个欧洲海岸线消失在水下只是时间问题。
It is clear now that it is a matter of time before the entire European coastline disappears under water.
现在很显然，整个欧洲海岸线消失在水下只是时间问题。
Before it even has time to ferment, to quickly offer something to the deity again, to procure favor for the rest of the crop.
很快弄成面粉，还来不及发酵，只为了敬献给神，为了博得神的喜爱，保佑这些庄稼。
They say it could be reached by an unmanned spaceship before the end of the century in time for people alive today to see it.
他们说，在本世纪末之前，无人驾驶的宇宙飞船就能到达那里，让今天活着的人们及时看到它。
With no young trees to replace them, it is only a matter of time before most of the big trees disappear.
由于没有幼树来代替它们，大多数大树消失只是时间问题。
After this technique had been invented, it was only a matter of time before weapons designers adapted it for the detection of submarines.
"这项技术被发明之后，武器设计者将其改造用来探测潜艇只是时间早晚的问题。
Otter's not the fellow to be nervous about any son of his before it's time.
奥特不是那种会提前担心儿子的人。
If you are worried about the interview, you can go to the company ahead of time so that you can collect your thoughts before the interview begins.
如果你担心面试，你可以提早去公司，这样你就可以在面试开始前镇定下来。
Interglacial periods are, typically periods of time between Ice Ages, when the climate warms, and the glacial ice retreats for a time, before things cool off again and another Ice Age begins.
间冰期通常是在冰期之间的一段时间，这时气候变暖，冰川的冰会暂时消退，直到气候再次变冷，下一个冰期开始。
Prices fluctuate, in response to harvests, natural disasters and political instability; and when they rise, it takes some time before new sources of supply become available.
价格会随着收成、自然灾害和政治不稳定而波动；当价格上涨时，需要一段时间才能找到新的供应来源。
It snowed the day before — giving a strange feeling at a time of year when there is virtually no darkness — but on Sunday the sun blazed across the water.
前一天下了雪——在一年中几乎没有黑暗的时候，会有一种奇怪的感觉——但周日，太阳照耀着湖面。
They have to operate for long periods of time before the costs of development have been recovered.
在收回开发费用之前，它们必须运作很长一段时间。
He had many a time heard of this thing succeeding but never of its failing before.
他曾多次听说这件事成功了，但从来没有听说过它的失败。
While 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in the future, 44% say it's only a matter of time before as many women are in top executive positions as men.
虽然53%的人认为未来男性将继续担任更多的高管职位，但仍有44%的人认为，担任高管的女性数量达到与男性数量一样多只是时间问题。
What they do is they save their best performances, their most conspicuous and most risky displays for the time just before the baby birds become able to take care of themselves.
它们所做的是把最明显的、风险最高的表演留到幼鸟有能力照顾自己后再进行。
Their piece of bread was given to them, but it was still smaller than the time before.
他们拿到了面包，但还是比上次的还小。
It is only a matter of time before a satellite comes back to the earth.
卫星返回地球只是时间问题。
When I got into college, things changed. I suddenly found myself out of class before noon time.
当我进入大学后，情况发生了变化。我突然发现自己不到中午就下课了。
Especially before exams, most students spend a lot of time hitting the books to get good grades.
尤其在考试前，大多数学生为了取得好成绩而花许多时间努力学习。
They say that before the age of 7 children do not have a sense of time and place in their memories.
他们说，孩子在7岁之前的记忆中没有时间和地点的概念。
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