The vice-president took power in the interim period before the election.
在大选之前的过渡阶段由副总统执政。
Potential customers are softened up with free gifts before the sales talk.
谈生意之前，先送给潜在的客户一些赠品，以联络感情。
It was a tough course over a gradual ascent before the big climb of Bluebell Hill.
这是蓝钟山大攀登之前在一段缓坡上的艰难路程。
He enjoyed his moments of solitude before the pressures of the day began in earnest.
他很喜欢一天的压力真正开始前的独处时刻。
We have been instructed that a decision will not be made before the end of the week.
我们已获悉周末前不会作出决定。
It's interesting that he sent me the book twenty days before the deadline for my book.
有趣的是，在距离我书的截止日期20天前他把那本书寄给了我。
I had just enough time to finish eating before the bell rang and I was off to my first class.
我在铃响前刚好有时间吃完，然后就去上第一节课了。
The week before the deal was supposed to close, fifteen Japanese banks made a move to pull out.
该交易本应结束的前一周，15家日本银行采取行动撤出了。
Stock prices have climbed close to the peak they'd registered before the stock market crashed in 1987.
股票价格已经快爬升到了1987年股市崩溃前的最高纪录。
She recently completed an extensive study of elected officials who began their political careers before the age of 35.
她最近完成了一项对35岁前开始政治生涯的当选的官员的广泛研究。
The proposals before the legislature include the creation of two special courts to deal exclusively with violent crimes.
摆在议会面前的提案包括建立两个特殊法庭专门审理暴力犯罪案件。
She looked through her notes before the exam.
她考试前匆匆看了一下笔记。
We watched the events unroll before the cameras.
我们眼看着事态的发展一一呈现在镜头前。
He needs to sharpen up before the Olympic trials.
在奥运会选拔赛之前，他需要进一步提高自己。
He was hauled before the managing director and fired.
他被总裁叫去问话并被解雇了。
I didn't have time to change clothes before the party.
我没时间在聚会前更换衣服。
Shoppers began arriving long before the 10am opening time.
离上午10点开门时间还早，顾客就陆陆续续地来了。
Before the game everyone gets psyched up and starts shouting.
赛前，每个人都嗷嗷大叫着让自己兴奋起来。
She gave the room a quick once-over before the guests arrived.
趁客人还没来，她匆匆把屋子打扫了一下。
An examination is carried out before the insertion of the tube.
插入导管前先要进行检查。
They raced back to the dormitory before the nine o'clock curfew.
他们在9点熄灯之前拼命跑回了宿舍。
The government is pushing the changes through before the election.
政府正努力推动，要在选举前促成这些变革。
He wanted to be over the line of the ridge before the sun had risen.
他想赶在太阳升起前翻过那山脊。
He was hauled up before the local magistrates for dangerous driving.
他因危险驾驶而被移交地方法庭审判。
I puzzled over the problem for ages before the light suddenly dawned.
我对这个问题冥思苦想了很久才豁然开朗。
They reached safety seconds before the building was engulfed in flames.
他们到达安全地几秒钟之后，那房子就成了一片火海。
In the last days before the vote, both sides are saturating the airwaves.
在投票前的最后几天，双方的宣传充斥着各个广播频道。
Paul appeared before the faculty to account for his various misdemeanours.
保罗在全体教职员面前解释了他的种种不端行为。
It took months before the findings began to filter through to the politicians.
几个月后调查结果才开始逐渐传到政治家们那里。
Her labour had lasted ten hours before the doctor arranged a Caesarean section.
她的分娩持续了10个小时后，医生才给她安排了剖腹产手术。
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