For a while, I found myself in a surprising situation as I faced before.

有一段时间，我发现自己陷入了和以前一样令人惊讶的境地。

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My Russian friend, Andrey always looks around and thinks for a while before leaving home.

我的俄国朋友安德烈在离开家之前，总是环顾四周，沉思片刻。

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It'll be a goodish while yet before I've finished.

我还得花很长时间才能完成。

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"There may be enough to eat for a while." he says, "but before too long there may be hunger."

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It functions for a while before the P-functioning begins.

在人格功能产生前就开始运作。

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for a while before deciding, "I'd rather teach high school

那是在我下决定之前的一段时间，“我宁愿教高中，

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Morris added a second just before the break while a Cameron King try on 55 minutes put the Dragons in control.

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The most dramatic moment of the brief debate on the Kyl Amendment came when one of its cosponsors, Rep. John Miller (R-WA), revealed that a short while before in a meeting with Members of Congress, he had personally asked the visiting President-elect of the Russian Republic, Boris Yeltsin, what be thought of putting conditions on U.S. aid to the Soviet Union.

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They always leave a little bit of money in the account, so that it'll be a while before anyone can realize that a crime has been committed.

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