在我们能评估其含义以前，我们得先解释其基本假设。
We shall have to explicate its basic assumptions before we can assess its implications.
他几天以前在一次滑雪事故中丧生。
我听说，在同样的那座城市出现很久以前，这里就有獾子了。
There were badgers here, I've been told, long before that same city ever came to be.
我们跑着穿过空地，然后攀登越过人们在很久以前从山上搬下来的碎石块。
We ran across open ground, then scrambled over broken rock that men had ejected from the mountain long before.
这条历史悠久的贸易大道上的生意虽然不像以前那么繁忙了，但仍然在进行。
Business along this historic trading road is still going on though it is not as busy as before.
相反，这要求医生建议父母，在孩子两岁以前，玩耍对其健康发展至关重要。
Instead, it asks doctors to advise parents before their babies turn two that play is essential to healthy development.
在人类出现很早以前，地球上就出现了鱼类、爬虫类、鸟类和一些哺乳动物。
Long before Man lived on the Earth, there were fishes, reptiles, birds, insects, and some mammals.
以前，人们把竹制的哨子系在风筝上。
In the past, people fastened a bamboo-made whistle onto a kite.
在十九世纪以前，对海洋感兴趣的科学家寥寥无几。
Before the nineteen century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between.
许多世纪以前，在西非，传统的说书人一边讲故事，一边演奏乐器。
Many centuries ago, in West Africa, traditional storytellers played musical instruments while they were telling stories.
在巴西，牧场主人以前几乎把美洲虎都杀光了，因为它们会杀害他们的牛群。
In Brazil, cattle ranchers used to nearly kill off jaguars because they would kill their cows.
我首先点开了 Danag ，一种菲律宾吸血鬼，据说很久以前是负责在岛上种植芋头的。
The first I clicked on, the Danag, was a Filipino vampire supposedly responsible for planting taro on the islands long ago.
很久以前，在埃及住着一位名叫 Zun Nun 的智者。
A long time ago, there lived a wise man named Zun Nun in Egypt.
区外的必需品在市场上更容易买到，而且价格也不像以前那样大起大落。
Essential goods from outside the district had become more readily available at the market, and prices did not fluctuate as much as they had done before.
你在上新闻学的课，且以前在高中做过一些报道，对吗？
You're taking a journalism class and you've done some reporting before in high school, right?
他们以前常常脱光衣服在小河里游泳。
They used to take off their clothes and go skinny dipping in the creek.
他的雄心是在30岁以前积攒100万美元。
It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty.
美国在调停中东地区纠纷上是主要动力，并比以前更主动。
The United States is more than ever the prime mover in Middle East peace-making.
仅一次反抗或不服从的行为在以前就往往足以决定一个女人的命运。
A single act of rebellion or disobedience was often enough to seal a woman's fate.
他以前在美国广播公司的新闻部工作–他是该公司15分钟晚间新闻节目的主持人。
He worked in the news division of ABC – he was the anchor of its 15-minute evening newscast.
在十九世纪以前，对海洋感兴趣的科学家寥寥无几。
Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between.
在1999年以前，与1999年以后相比，申请许可证更新的车主更有可能作出申请。
Before 1999, owners applying for a license renewal were more likely to have their applications than they were after that date.
在我告诉你以前，你首先得把你对你的孩子唱过的所有歌都唱给我听！
Before I tell it, thou must first sing for me all the songs thou hast sung for thy child!
宗教主题的绘画作品在以前非常普遍。
Paintings representing religious themes were common in earlier times.
很久以前，人们相信女巫聚集在一起，鬼魂在万圣节前漫游世界。
Long ago, people believed that witches gathered together and ghosts roamed the world on Halloween.
在以前的日子里，缥缈国在睡觉前总是显得有点阴暗和吓人。
In the old days at home the Neverland had always begun to look a little dark and threatening by bedtime.
在公元前200年以前，在墨西哥峡谷内部及周边有很多相对较小的城镇中心共存着。
Prior to 200 B.C., a number of relatively small centers coexisted in and near the Valley of Mexico.
在我真正看到这个房间以前，我已经决定爱上它了。
I have already decided to love the room before I actually see it.
在1719年以前，北美没有人见过或吃过土豆。
Before 1719, nobody in North America had ever seen or eaten a potato.
在政府的帮助下，我的家乡变得比以前更美丽了。
With the help of the government, my hometown becomes more beautiful than before.
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