long before

中英例句：

1. Their marriage was washed up long before they separated.
   他們分居前婚姻早已破裂了。
2. It was not long before tragedy struck again.
   沒多久，災難又再次降臨。
3. We had not waited long before she came.
   我們沒等多久她就來了。
4. I knew Tom long before I knew you.
   我在認識你之前很久就認識了湯姆。
5. Old Joe went to heaven long before the World.
   老喬在第二次世界大戰以前就早已經見上帝去了。
6. Several candidates had been manoeuvring for position long before the leadership became vacant.
   領導職位尚未空缺，幾個競爭者早就在為向上爬而鈎心鬥角了。