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。

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Never before has the industry had to cope with war and recession at the same time.

企业以前从来没有同时应付过战争和经济衰退。

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Dressed in their traditional costumes, the castellers seem to epitomize an easier time, before Barcelona became a world metropolis and the Mediterranean's most dynamic city.

在巴塞罗那成为世界大都市和地中海最具活力的城市之前，身着传统服装的叠人塔似乎是一个更安逸的时代的缩影。

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It's hard all the time, and it typically gets harder before it gets easier."

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Fate will permit no apocalypse before its time, before the necessary and painful steps that have to lead up to the Last Judgment.

命运在来之前不会允许人们去启示别人，必须要自己去经历必要而又痛苦的那几步,才能走向最终的审判。

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It would be quickly ground into flour and used before it even has time to ferment, to quickly offer something to the deity again, to procure favor for the rest of the crop.

很快弄成面粉，还来不及发酵,只为了敬献给神,为了博得神的喜爱，保佑这些庄稼。

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He now wants to introduce a presidential run-off and reduce the time before being eligible to stand for re-election, which would suit his own political interests.

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Users will also be able to change the settings for their phone screens, such as brightness level and the time that elapses before the display goes dark.

FORBES: HTC Focused On Improving Smartphone Battery Life

Similarly, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, NHLPA Executive Director Don Fehr, and the lot of owners and player representatives had time well before the beginning of the 2012 season to resolve issues regarding salary allocations and revenue sharing.

FORBES: Fiscal Cliffs, NHL Lockouts, and the Propensity for Last-Minute Negotiations