The rubber band can only bend so far before it swings back.

橡胶棒只能弯曲这么多，接下来就会反弹。

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They have been here far before I could fathom an Afghanistan.

他们在我彻底看清阿富汗人的之前更久就已经居住在这儿了。

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You have that reaction far before you could say exactly why you like that person.

而且，在你能够确切地说出来为什么会喜欢这个人之前，你早就有这样的感觉了。

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So far it has proven effective at preventing the disease in half of those vaccinated which is more than ever before.

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So a bit of uninteresting math, a bit of focus on sizes of types, but any questions on syntax or concepts thus far before we now put this to the test?

一些比较无趣的数字，一些关于类型的大小,在我们现在进行试验之前,你们对这其中的语法或概念有什么问题吗？

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Maybe you should leave before it gets too dark, so that you don't have to walk too far.

也许你该在天黑之前就动身回去了，这样你就不用走那么远了。

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But as Mr Obama pointed out this week, nobody has got this far before.

ECONOMIST: Health-care reform

Many of them are dealing with them -- dealing with those problems far before coming here.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Whatever happens, negotiations are unlikely to go far before America's presidential election next year.

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