2,673 sentences for 前 (qián) — page 49 of 134

961. 在美国人之前，法国人试图在这里修建一条运河。

     zài měi​guó​rén zhī​qián, fǎ​guó​rén shì​tú zài zhè​lǐ xiū​jiàn yī tiáo yùn​hé.

     The French tried to build a canal here before the Americans.

     Source: OpenSubtitles

962. 如果水在冷冻之前煮沸过，制成的冰块将是透明的。

     rú​guǒ shuǐ zài lěng​dòng zhī​qián zhǔ​fèi guo, zhì chéng de bīng​kuài jiāng shì tòu​míng de.

     If the water is boiled before it’s frozen, the resulting ice cubes will be clear.

     Source: CCMatrix

963. 所有孩子在离开小学之前都需要能够很好地阅读。

     suǒ​yǒu hái​zi zài lí kāi xiǎo​xué zhī​qián dōu xū​yào néng​gòu hěn hǎo de yuè​dú.

     All children need to be able to read well before they leave primary school.

     Source: CCMatrix

964. 早在电视将动态影像带到我们家之前，就有收音机。

     zǎo​zài diàn​shì jiāng dòng​tài​yǐng​xiàng dài dào wǒ​men jiā zhī​qián, jiù yǒu shōu​yīn​jī.

     Long before television brought moving images to our homes, there was radio.

     Source: CCMatrix

965. 我们已经约会5个月了，在那之前我们是5个月的朋友。

     wǒ​men yǐ​jing yuē​huì5 ge yuè le, zài nà zhī​qián wǒ​men shì5 ge yuè de péng​you.

     We have been dating for 5 months and were friends for 5 months before that.

     Source: CCMatrix

966. 在遇见你之前，我从未意识到我的生活是多么空虚。

     zài yù jiàn nǐ zhī​qián, wǒ cóng​wèi yì​shi dào wǒ​de shēng​huó shì duō​me kōng​xū.

     Before I met you, I never realized how empty my life was.

     Source: CCMatrix

967. 之前读过类似的故事，他直接去了当地的一家医院。

     zhī​qián dú guo lèi​sì de gù​shi, tā zhí​jiē qù le dāng​dì de yī​jiā yī​yuàn.

     Having read similar stories before, he went directly to a local hospital.

     Source: CCMatrix

968. 在开始你的项目之前，你应该意识到所涉及的成本。

     zài kāi​shǐ nǐ de xiàng​mù zhī​qián, nǐ yīng​gāi yì​shí dào suǒ shè​jí de chéng​běn.

     Before embarking on your project, you should be aware of the costs involved.

     Source: CCMatrix

969. 她在成为一名演员之前在巴黎做过T台走秀模特。

     tā zài chéng​wéi yī​míng yǎn​yuán zhī​qián zài bā​lí zuò guo tì​tái zǒu​xiù mó​tè.

     She worked as a runway model in Paris before she became an actress.

     Source: CCMatrix

970. 他甚至在龙卷风袭击他之前就知道这是一场龙卷风。

     tā shèn​zhì zài lóng​juǎn​fēng xí​jī tā zhī​qián jiù zhī​dao zhè shì yī chǎng lóng​juǎn​fēng.

     He knew it was a tornado even before it hit him.

     Source: CCMatrix

971. 与任何传言一样，在确认信息之前，没有什么是确定的。

     yǔ rèn​hé chuán​yán yī​yàng, zài què​rèn xìn​xī zhī​qián, méi​yǒu shén​me shì què​dìng de.

     As with any rumor, nothing is certain until the information is confirmed.

     Source: CCMatrix

972. 每个游戏的目标是在时间用完之前尽可能多地得分。

     měi​gè yóu​xì de mù​biāo shì zài shí​jiān yòng wán zhī​qián jǐn​kě​néng duō de dé fēn.

     The goal of every game is to score as many points as possible before the time runs out.

     Source: CCMatrix

973. 在他知道自己在做什么之前，他发现自己加入了舞会。

     zài tā zhī​dao zì​jǐ zài zuò shén​me zhī​qián, tā fā​xiàn zì​jǐ jiā​rù le wǔ​huì.

     Before he knew what he was doing he found himself joining in the dance.

     Source: CCMatrix

974. 在更新你的简历之前，花点时间想想你有哪些软技能。

     zài gēng​xīn nǐ de jiǎn​lì zhī​qián, huā diǎn shí​jiān xiǎng xiang nǐ yǒu nǎ​xiē ruǎn jì​néng.

     Before updating your resume, take some time to think about what soft skills you have.

     Source: CCMatrix

975. 在麦片被发明之前，早餐并不像现在这样标准或常规。

     zài mài​piàn bèi fā​míng zhī​qián, zǎo​cān bìng​bù xiàng xiàn​zài zhè​yàng biāo​zhǔn huò cháng​guī.

     Before the invention of cereal, breakfast was not as standard or routine as it is now.

     Source: CCMatrix

976. 之前，护士利用手持式温度计来监测每个孩子的体温。

     zhī​qián, hù​shi lì​yòng shǒu​chí shì wēn​dù​jì lái jiān​cè měi​gè hái​zi de tǐ​wēn.

     Previously, nurses used hand-held thermometers to monitor the temperature of each child.

     Source: CCMatrix

977. 在开始之前，我们需要确保我们谈论的是同一件事情。

     zài kāi​shǐ zhī​qián, wǒ​men xū​yào què​bǎo wǒ​men tán​lùn de shì tóng​yī jiàn shì​qing.

     Before we start, we need to make sure we’re talking about the same thing.

     Source: CCMatrix

978. 在我们决定尝试一段浪漫关系之前，我们是3年半的朋友。

     zài wǒ​men jué​dìng cháng​shì yī duàn làng​màn guān​xi zhī​qián, wǒ​men shì3 nián bàn de péng​you.

     We were friends for 3 1/2 years before we decided to try a romantic relationship.

     Source: CCMatrix

979. 在找老婆之前，他需要弄清楚自己真正愿意妥协的地方。

     zài zhǎo lǎo​po zhī​qián, tā xū​yào nòng qīng​chu zì​jǐ zhēn​zhèng yuàn​yi tuǒ​xié de dì​fang.

     He needs to figure out where he really is willing to compromise before trying to find a wife.

     Source: CCMatrix

980. 在那之前，他是西雅图的一名高中数学老师和棒球教练。

     zài nà zhī​qián, tā shì xī​yǎ​tú de yī​míng gāo​zhōng shù​xué lǎo​shī hé bàng​qiú jiào​liàn.

     Before that, he was a high school math teacher and baseball coach in Seattle.

     Source: CCMatrix