There was silence, but not like before.

没有声音，但与以前不一样。

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I don't want to upset him again like before.

我不愿意再像过去那样使他扫兴。

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I can't visualize what this room looked like before it was decorated.

我想象不出这个房间在装修之前是什么样子。

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They say we should drink water even before we start to feel like we need something to drink.

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> Is that going to be a problem like before?

>，那会出现之前的问题么？

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Like before Christmas, I had to go up to everybody in Union Square

比如说，在圣诞节之前，我得走向在联合广场的每一个人，

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David Cameron wants people to remember what things were like before Gaddafi was overthrown.

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And I think she probably has some recollection of what I was like before.

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