It's understandable that this was before 1879 which was when Red Cliff was founded, and long before Harvard became co-ed.

可以理解的是，那是1879年之前，雷德克利夫学院刚成立，并且远在哈佛成为男女合校之前。

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One of the mysteries of this process is that h- managed to stay before w long after it was shed before l, n, and r.

在此过程中的一个奥秘是字母h-在字母l, n和r前脱落很长时间后，仍尽可能地留在字母w前。

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This photo was taken several months ago, just before he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and not long before my daughter was born.

这张照片拍摄于数个月前，不久他被诊断出患了2型糖尿病，没过多长时间我女儿出生了。

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Yemeni Health Minister Abdul Karim Rasae, who chaired the conference, said the decision to prevent vulnerable people from attending this year's Hajj was debated long and hard before being approved.

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Before long the speaker realizes that this fantasy is starting to sound a little extreme or maybe a little dangerous.

不久之后诗歌发言者意识到,这个幻景,开始听起来有点过头或危险了。

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Those of you more comfortable, rest assured we'll start filling in some gaps before long if you're already familiar with this.

那些程度比较好的同学，我们马上来讲一下以前遗漏的问题,如果你们已经熟悉这门课，那会觉得那容易接受。

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