The history of the EEOB began long before its foundations were laid.
艾森豪威尔行政办公楼的历史早在奠基之前就开始了。
There were badgers here, I've been told, long before that same city ever came to be.
我听说,在同样的`那座城市出现很久以前,这里就有獾子了。
He might appear to have died with a bang, but he had long before died with a whimper.
他好像是死于一声枪响,但很早以前,他就已经在一声呜咽中死去了。
I could see the details of people's faces long before they were standing in front of me.
早在人们站在我面前之前,我就能看到他们面部的细节。