Pause first
先───before;暂───temporary
Be sure to bar all the doors before you leave.───在离开前,务必把所有的门都闩上.
He paused before answering.───他在回答前停了下来。
If you speed up your work, we can finish before it is dark.───要是你加紧, 我们可以在天黑前结束工作.
The idea of flight had been kicking around for centuries before man actually achieved it.───在人们真正能上天飞行之前,飞行这种想法早已存在数百年了.
One way and another I'm going to finish this work before the end of the month.───无论如何,我打算在本月完成这项工作.
Never before have I heard this song sung in chorus.───我从来没有听过这首歌的合唱.
She doesn't like to make a scene before strangers.───当着生人的面,她不愿大吵大闹.
He kicked around a good deal before settling down.───他在定居前一直在东奔西走.