可是我不会讲希腊语，所以去雅典前刻名先去夜校进修一个月的希腊语课程。

But I don't speak Greek, so I'll go to evening classes and have Greek lessons for a month before I go.

youdao

实际上，我在那一刻十分厌恶它，但父亲对我说：“在山顶上你总是能看到美丽的天空，但在到达山顶前你是看不到的。”

In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, "You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it before you reach the top."

youdao

这个近乎拟声的词语是用来形容正当你要介绍某人却忘记了人家名字的那一刻前，你能想到的恐慌迟疑。

The nearly onomatopoeic word for that panicky hesitation just before you have to introduce someone whose name you can't quite remember.

youdao