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301. 他在运动前先做了一些伸展运动来热身。

     tā zài yùn​dòng qián xiān zuò le yī​xiē shēn​zhǎn yùn​dòng lái rè​shēn.

     He did some stretching exercises to warm up before his workout.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

302. 在使用指针之前，必须先对其进行初始化。

     zài shǐ​yòng zhǐ​zhēn zhī​qián, bì​xū xiān duì qí jìn​xíng chū​shǐ​huà.

     Before using a pointer, it must first be initialized.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

303. 写这篇文章时，他采用了欲扬先抑的手法。

     xiě zhè piān wén​zhāng shí, tā cǎi​yòng le yù yáng xiān yì de shǒu​fǎ.

     In writing this article, he used the technique of initial suppression followed by praise.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

304. 办公室的电话需要先拨0才能打通外线。

     bàn​gōng​shì de diàn​huà xū​yào xiān bō0 cái néng dǎ​tōng wài​xiàn.

     You need to dial 0 first to get an outside line on the office phone.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

305. 这件事你需要先向公司的领导请示一下。

     zhè jiàn shì nǐ xū​yào xiān xiàng gōng​sī de lǐng​dǎo qǐng​shì yī​xià.

     You need to ask for instructions from the company leadership first regarding this matter.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

306. 先把面粉倒入盆里，加入温水后慢慢和匀。

     xiān bǎ miàn​fěn dào rù pén lǐ, jiā​rù wēn​shuǐ hòu màn​màn huò​yún.

     First, pour the flour into a basin, add warm water, and then mix it thoroughly.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

307. 学习物理之前，必须先掌握基本的物理概念。

     xué​xí wù​lǐ zhī​qián, bì​xū xiān zhǎng​wò jī​běn de wù​lǐ gài​niàn.

     Before studying physics, you must first master basic physical concepts.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

308. 在实验开始前，必须先对精密仪器进行校正。

     zài shí​yàn kāi​shǐ qián, bì​xū xiān duì jīng​mì yí​qì jìn​xíng jiào​zhèng.

     The precision instruments must be calibrated before the experiment begins.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

309. 大家抓牌之前，请你先把这些扑克牌洗一下。

     dà​jiā zhuā pái zhī​qián, qǐng nǐ xiān bǎ zhè​xiē pū​kè​pái xǐ yī​xià.

     Please shuffle these cards before everyone starts drawing.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

310. 在和他做生意之前，你最好先摸清他的底细。

     zài hé tā zuò shēng​yi zhī​qián, nǐ zuì hǎo xiān mō​qīng tā de dǐ​xì.

     Before doing business with him, you'd better find out about his background.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

311. 他们两人之间有一个打赌，看谁先爬到山顶。

     tā​men liǎng rén zhī​jiān yǒu yī gè dǎ​dǔ, kàn shéi xiān pá dào shān​dǐng.

     The two of them have a bet on who can reach the summit first.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

312. 在编写代码之前，你需要先确定变量的类型。

     zài biān​xiě dài​mǎ zhī​qián, nǐ xū​yào xiān què​dìng biàn​liàng de lèi​xíng.

     Before writing code, you need to determine the types of the variables.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

313. 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

314. 这件事情我们内部先通气，然后再对外公布。

     zhè jiàn shì​qing wǒ​men nèi​bù xiān tōng​qì, rán​hòu zài duì wài gōng​bù.

     Let's communicate internally about this matter first before making it public.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

315. 儒家伦理主张“亲亲”而仁民，即先爱自己的亲人。

     Rú​jiā lún​lǐ zhǔ​zhāng“ qīn​qīn” ér rén mín, jí xiān ài zì​jǐ de qīn​rén.

     Confucian ethics advocates 'affection for kin' before benevolence toward the people, meaning one should love their own family first.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

316. 这根绳子太长了，你先把它剪短一点再捆箱子。

     zhè gēn shéng​zi tài cháng le, nǐ xiān bǎ tā jiǎn​duǎn yī​diǎn zài kǔn xiāng​zi.

     This rope is too long; cut it a bit shorter before you use it to tie up the box.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

317. 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

318. 在实验开始前，我们需要先校准这些测量仪器。

     zài shí​yàn kāi​shǐ qián, wǒ​men xū​yào xiān jiào​zhǔn zhè​xiē cè​liáng yí​qì.

     Before the experiment begins, we need to calibrate these measuring instruments.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

319. 你先在手里掂一下，看看这两个包裹哪个更沉。

     nǐ xiān zài shǒu​lǐ diān yī​xià, kàn​kan zhèi liǎng gè bāo​guǒ nǎ​ge gèng chén.

     First, weigh them in your hand to see which of these two packages is heavier.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

320. 画家先用铅笔在画布上打底，然后再开始上色。

     huà​jiā xiān yòng qiān​bǐ zài huà​bù shàng dǎ​dǐ, rán​hòu zài kāi​shǐ shàng​shǎi.

     The painter sketches a base with a pencil on the canvas before starting to paint.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary