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101. 听了他的解释，我对他之前的印象有所改观。

     tīng le tā de jiě​shì, wǒ duì tā zhī​qián de yìn​xiàng yǒu​suǒ gǎi​guān.

     My impression of him has improved after hearing his explanation.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

102. 在安装系统之前，你需要先给硬盘分配空间。

     zài ān​zhuāng xì​tǒng zhī​qián, nǐ xū​yào xiān gěi yìng​pán fēn​pèi kōng​jiān.

     You need to allocate disk space before installing the system.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

103. 传说在盘古开天辟地之前，宇宙是一片混沌。

     chuán​shuō zài Pán​gǔ kāi​tiān​pì​dì zhī​qián, yǔ​zhòu shì yī piàn hùn​dùn.

     Legend has it that before Pangu separated heaven and earth, the universe was a mass of chaos.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

104. 他为什么要在进棺材之前看到自己的棺材？

     tā wèi​shén​me yào zài jìn guān​cai zhī​qián kàn​dào zì​jǐ de guān​cai?

     Why does he want to see his coffin before he gets into it?

     Source: OpenSubtitles

105. 我们在进行重大投资之前，绝对不能盲目跟风。

     wǒ​men zài jìn​xíng zhòng​dà tóu​zī zhī​qián, jué​duì bù néng máng​mù gēn​fēng.

     Before making a major investment, we must never blindly follow trends.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

106. 下次你可以在他们把我绑起来之前赶到厕所。

     xià cì nǐ kě​yǐ zài tā​men bǎ wǒ bǎng qǐ lái zhī​qián gǎn​dào cè​suǒ.

     Next time you could get there before they tape me to the toilet.

     Source: OpenSubtitles

107. 在开挖地面之前，必须先核实地下管线的位置。

     zài kāi​wā dì​miàn zhī​qián, bì​xū xiān hé​shí dì​xià guǎn​xiàn de wèi​zhi.

     Before excavating the ground, the location of underground pipelines must be verified.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

108. 他走之前在桌子上留了一张条子，说明了去向。

     tā zǒu zhī​qián zài zhuō​zi shàng liú le yī zhāng tiáo​zi, shuō​míng le qù​xiàng.

     He left a note on the table before he left, explaining where he was going.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

109. 古代纸张发明之前，人们常在木札上记录文字。

     gǔ​dài zhǐ​zhāng fā​míng zhī​qián, rén​men cháng zài mù​zhá shàng jì​lù wén​zì.

     Before the invention of paper in ancient times, people often recorded texts on wooden tablets.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

110. 在使用这种强力清洁剂之前，必须先用水稀释。

     zài shǐ​yòng zhè zhǒng qiáng​lì qīng​jié​jì zhī​qián, bì​xū xiān yòng shuǐ xī​shì.

     This strong cleaner must be diluted with water before use.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

111. 在铺设沥青之前，必须确保路面的基层已经夯实。

     zài pū​shè lì​qīng zhī​qián, bì​xū què​bǎo lù​miàn de jī​céng yǐ​jīng hāng​shí.

     Before laying the asphalt, it must be ensured that the subgrade of the road has been compacted.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

112. 考察队在进山之前特意雇用了一位当地的向导。

     kǎo​chá​duì zài jìn shān zhī​qián tè​yì gù​yòng le yī wèi dāng​dì de xiàng​dǎo.

     The expedition team specifically hired a local guide before heading into the mountains.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

113. 搬家之前，他用粗绳把那些旧报纸仔细地包扎好。

     bān​jiā zhī​qián, tā yòng cū​shéng bǎ nà​xiē jiù bào​zhǐ zǐ​xì de bāo​zā hǎo.

     Before moving, he carefully bundled those old newspapers with thick rope.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

114. 我们需要在搬进新家之前把墙壁重新粉刷一遍。

     wǒ​men xū​yào zài bān jìn xīn jiā zhī​qián bǎ qiáng​bì chóng​xīn fěn​shuā yī biàn.

     We need to repaint the walls before moving into our new home.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

115. 公司在推出新产品之前进行了详尽的市场调查。

     gōng​sī zài tuī​chū xīn chǎn​pǐn zhī​qián jìn​xíng le xiáng​jìn de shì​chǎng​diào​chá.

     The company conducted a detailed market survey before launching the new product.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

116. 在做最后决定之前，我们必须仔细权衡各种利弊。

     zài zuò zuì​hòu jué​dìng zhī​qián, wǒ​men bì​xū zǐ​xì quán​héng gè zhǒng lì​bì.

     Before making a final decision, we must carefully weigh the pros and cons.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

117. 在工业革命之前，手工业是社会生产的主要形式。

     zài Gōng​yè Gé​mìng zhī​qián, shǒu​gōng​yè shì shè​huì shēng​chǎn de zhǔ​yào xíng​shì.

     Before the Industrial Revolution, handicrafts were the main form of social production.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

118. 播种之前，农民会先把土地平整一遍，方便后期灌溉。

     bō​zhǒng zhī​qián, nóng​mín huì xiān bǎ tǔ​dì píng​zhěng yī biàn, fāng​biàn hòu​qī guàn​gài.

     Before sowing, farmers level the land first to make subsequent irrigation easier.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

119. 在开始高级课程之前，我们需要重温一下基础知识。

     zài kāi​shǐ gāo​jí kè​chéng zhī​qián, wǒ​men xū​yào chóng​wēn yī​xià jī​chǔ zhī​shi.

     Before starting the advanced course, we need to review the basic knowledge.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

120. 在做出最后决定之前，我们必须先观察一下政治风向。

     zài zuò​chū zuì​hòu jué​dìng zhī​qián, wǒ​men bì​xū xiān guān​chá yī​xià zhèng​zhì fēng​xiàng.

     We must observe the political climate before making a final decision.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary