His breath was hanging in the air before him.

他呼出的水汽悬浮在他面前的空气中。

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The building rose before him, tall and stately.

那栋大楼耸立在他面前，高大而又雄伟。

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He looked down at the sea of smiling faces before him.

他看着眼前这笑脸的海洋。

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Now he would have to deal with the problems that presidents before him had not been able to solve.

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Milton surveys the wealth of literary tradition before him, and he resists its allure without the help of any human guide.

弥尔顿在他之前就调查过文学传统的宝藏，他在没有人帮助的情况下抗拒了这一诱惑。

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Milton represented himself as a poet more often and with more care and attention than any English poet before him.

弥尔顿比起之前的英国诗人,更经常把自己描绘成诗人。

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I'm just saying this President, as all Presidents before him, took pride in prioritizing.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

The university president, like many before him on other campuses, found out the hard way.

CNN: Rutgers president needs reality check

Another knelt before him and polished his shoes and then the soles of his shoes.

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