shortly before

She kept a diary until shortly before her death

直到去世前不久她都一直在记日记。

She had driven him to work shortly before the explosion.

爆炸发生前不久她曾驾车送她的丈夫去上班。

He promised to freeze energy prices shortly before world prices collapsed.

他刚承诺要冻结能源价格，国际能源价格就开始暴跌。

Shortly before noon Edwina instructed Tottenhoe to advise the payroll department.

快到中午时候,埃德温娜吩咐托顿霍去通知工资科.

The two returned to Bucharest shortly before the summit began.

布什和伯塞斯库在北约首脑会议开始前不久返回布加勒斯特。

Prepare the garnishes shortly before you are ready to serve the soup.

在快要准备上汤前再在上面加点装饰菜。

Shortly before Christmas, he was mysteriously taken ill.

圣诞节前不久，他突然不明原因地病倒了。

I saw him shortly before he died.

在他去世前不久我还见过他一面。

Doubts began to creep in shortly before Thanksgiving.

感恩节前不久,怀疑情绪开始悄悄显露.

We arrived shortly before the film started.

我们在电影开始前不久到的.

He arrived with a police escort shortly before half past nine.

快到9点半的时候，他在一名警察的护送下到达了。

Fortunately, Natalie's family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city's bridge closed ．

幸运的是,娜塔莉的家人在大桥关闭前不久逃到了布鲁克林。

Shortly before the turn of the century, we built Beijing's first power plant.

临近19世纪末，我们建造了北京的第一家发电厂。

The telephone call came shortly before dinnertime.

电话是在正餐快要开始时打来的。

He was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive.

在她到之前不久他就在机场了.

Shortly before graduation Jennifer's problem was solved for her.

毕业前不久,这个问题得到了解决.

Previous such incidents, optimists say, have come shortly before market bottoms.

乐观主义者表示，以往类似事件发生在市场见底之前不久。

He runs out of steam shortly before the end of the race.

他在快要跑完全程前已精疲力竭.

Mozart composed his last opera shortly before he died.

莫扎特在创作出他最后一部歌剧后不久便去世了。

He ran out of steam shortly before the end of the race.

快跑到终点时他累得筋疲力尽.

Could I take it shortly before I go to bed say around ten?

我上床前一会洗澡大约十点？

They had escaped to America shortly before war broke out in 1939.

1939年战争爆发前不久他们逃到了美国。

A full rehearsal shortly before the first performance.

在正式演出前的完全彩排。

Shortly before dusk they reached a fork and took the left-hand track.

快到黄昏时，他们来到一个岔路口，沿着左边的小径走去了。

I had to see the President shortly before luncheon about other matters.

在快吃午饭的时候,我因为一些别的事情得去见总统.

The patient caught pneumonia and went out shortly before midnight.

那个病人感染了肺炎,在午夜前不久去世了.

Autopsy showed she'd had sex shortly before her death.

尸检显示在她死前不久发生过性行为。

Rain settled in shortly before midday and lasted all afternoon.

雨是快要到中午的时候开始下的,并持续了一整个下午.

He reached Cambridge shortly before three o'clock.

他快到3点的时候抵达了剑桥。

Shortly before Christmas, he was mysteriously taken ill

圣诞节前不久，他突然不明原因地病倒了。