long before

It was not long before I realised the enormity of my faux pas.

没过多久，我就意识到自己有多么失态。

It didn't take long before she'd wormed out of him confessions of his other infidelity.

不久，在她的盘问之下，他承认还有其他婚外情。

There was a long pause before she answered.

她停了好一会儿才回答。

It was not long before I tracked down the lost watch.

不久我就找到了遗失的表.

We never seem to stay together for very long before we have a dreadful row.

我们总是在一起呆不了多久就会大吵一架。

I heard about him long before I saw him.

我在没见过他之前就听说过他.

The area was inhabited long before the dawn of recorded history.

早在有历史记载之前很久这个地区就有人居住了。

It was not long before a helicopter arrived on scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.

不久,一架直升飞机飞到现场,来营救飞机失事的幸存者.

It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.

不久一架直升飞机来到了现场搭救那次飞机失事的幸存者.

If every tune from Radiohead is as good as this one is, it can't be long before they are household names.

如果电台司令乐队的每首歌都像这首这么棒的话，那它很快便会家喻户晓了。

He was very excited, and it was long before he calmed down.

他很激动，心情久久不能平静。

The assembly hall was overcrowded long before the performance began.

演出开始前,大会堂里早已挤得水泄不通了.

He retired long before the war.

他在战争之前早就退休了。

We've seen that film long before.

我们早就看过那部电影了.

She still has a long way to go before she's fully fit.

她还需要很长时间才能完全恢复健康。

It was not long before the news was widely circulated.

这个消息不久就哄传开了.

"This should have been decided long before now." —"We can't think of everything."

“这个在此之前早该决定了。”——“我们不可能考虑得面面俱到。”

They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial.

在此案审理前他们只得忍受长时间的等待。

It was not long before his anger melted.

不久他的火气就消了.

She said she had seen the film long before.

她说她很久以前就看过这部电影.