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买之前，你该问问价。

Before buying it you should ask the price. → 价

在他接管之前，那个部门是一团糟。

The department was in utter chaos until he took charge. → 接管

进门之前要查看通行证。

Your pass will be checked at the gate. → 进门

写文章时，落笔之前要很好构思。

When you write you should think it all out before you put pen to paper. → 落笔

他在第一次登台之前着实捏了把汗呢。

He was all keyed up before making his first stage appearance. → 捏把汗

在她动身之前

before (or prior to) her departure → 之前

这药在睡觉之前吃。

Take the medicine before bedtime. → 之前

八国联军在进攻北京之前，曾遭到清军和义和团的有力阻击。

The Allied Forces of Eight Powers had to deal with rigorous resistence from the Qing government's army, and the Boxers before they took Beijing. → 八国联军

坝基一定要在洪汛期到来之前加固好。

The embankment must be reinforced before the flood season. → 坝基

在辨明身份之前， 不要把东西交给他。

Don’t give him the item before he identifies himself. → 辨明

交给老师之前， 他又将申请书补正了一遍。

Before handing in his application to his teacher, he proofread it again. → 补正

在你的律师来之前， 你有不发言权。

You have the right to remain silent before your lawyer comes. → 不发言权

布点之前要进行调查研究， 切不可盲目。

Careful research is needed before beginning our stationing. → 布点

在制定生产计划之前一定要做好测产工作。

We must have an appropriate production estimate before mapping out the production plan. → 测查

在进行施工之前， 我们一定要保证测距的精确。

Before construction, we must guarantee our accuracy of the measurements. → 测距

这本书在上市之前已经被媒体炒热了。

The book was being promoted as a hot item before it even reached the market. → 炒热

在新的法规没有公布之前， 成法依然有效。

The established laws and decrees are still in effect until the promulgation of the new ones. → 成法

投资之前， 我们都要筹算一下。

We should have a clear plan before investing. → 筹算

有的京剧演员在没出科之前就已经小有名气了。

Some Beijing opera actors have gained quite a reputation even before their graduation. → 出科

此人就是我之前提起的李教授。

This person is Professor Li, who I have mentioned before. → 此人