He had buried his wife some two years before he retired.

他大约在退休前两年丧妻。

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She decided to swim across the English Channel before she retired.

她决定在退休前游过英吉利海峡。

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George Burt, the former manager of the West Coast Beet Seed Co. in Salem, helped set up this system before he retired.

俄勒冈州塞勒姆的西海岸甜菜种子公司的前经理伯特在退休前帮助建立了这个系统。

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There are only three shuttle flights remaining before the fleet is set to be retired, later this year.

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Marsh stayed on for several years after the acquisition as executive vice president for planning before he retired.

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