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车开不久，天便亮了。

It was light soon after the train had started. → 便

水库不久就能完工。

The reservoir will soon be completed. → 不久

插完秧不久就下了一场雨。

It rained soon after we had transplanted the rice seedlings. → 不久

不久以前，登月旅行还是不可思议的事情。

Travel to the moon was inconceivable until recently. → 不可思议

他们分别不久又见面了。

They met again after a short separation. → 分别

他发过誓不再偷了，可不久又旧病复发，走上了犯罪道路。

He swore that he would never steal again, but soon relapsed into a life of crime. → 旧病复发

流窜在山区的残匪不久都被消灭了。

The remaining bandits who fled to the hills were soon wiped out. → 流窜

不久于人世

be dying → 人世

他们合伙经营的铺子不久就散摊子了。

Their partnership soon broke up. → 散摊子

这部电视连续剧开播后不久，收视率便跃居首位。

Shortly after the TV serial was first aired, it shot to the top of the ratings. → 收视率

他的病不久就治好了。

He was soon cured of his illness. → 治

我垂垂老矣， 自觉不久于人世。

I am getting older and I am clear that it will not be long before I pass away. → 垂垂

婚后不久， 她就随着夫君走南闯北。

She followed her husband to a lot of places not long after they got married. → 夫君

他已经病入膏肓， 恐怕不久于人世。

He is beyond cure and at the end of his life's journey. → 膏肓

她出嫁后不久就购买礼物准备回门。

Shortly after her marriage, she and her husband purchased gifts and prepared to return to her hometown. → 回门

他刚出门不久， 既而又回来了。

He came back soon after leaving. → 既而

他的手每天都做重活， 不久就磨出了趼子。

His hands have become calloused, because he does heavy manual work every day. → 趼子

前不久，这个城市遭受了龙卷风的狂烈袭击，损失很严重。

A ferocious tornado attacked the city not long ago, and caused serious damage. → 狂烈

新房已经开始抹面了， 不久就可以竣工啦！

Since the new house starts to be plastered, it will be finished soon. → 抹面

我前不久刚买下了这本书。

I recently bought this book. → 前不久