新任总督胜过他的前任。

The new governor is an improvement on his predecessor.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

他的前任受到了同样热烈的欢迎。

His predecessor was accorded an equally tumultuous welcome.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

他面临着与他的前任同样的问题。

He faced the same kind of problems as his predecessor.

《牛津词典》

We see him, a nobleman that he is, former king that he is, working the soil and how he does this is very illuminating, because he is clearly, according to Hanson, involved in the period after the transition away from an earlier style.

我们所看到的他,出身贵族,履职前任国王,耕种土地,他所作的一切都具有启蒙意义,因为,根据汉森所述,他无疑身处在一个向古风时期,转型的早期年代

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