| 1. | The old man's former cronies are all dead .
老人的往日故旧都已作古。 |
| 2. | Of the two the latter is better than the former .
二者中后者比前者好。 |
| 3. | He has retreated to his former reserve .
他已经恢复了他早先含蓄的态度。 |
| 4. | The former wins readers in new territory .
前者在新的国度里赢得了读者。 |
| 5. | It replaces the former quarter sessions .
它取代以前的季审法庭。 |
| 6. | Of the two opinions , i prefer the former .
这两种意见中我倾向于前一种。 |
| 7. | Without the latter, the former is of no avail .
没有后者，前者是无效的。 |
| 8. | He went on to his former residence .
他继续向他从前的住所走去。 |
| 9. | She took great comfort from the former .
前者给她带来极大安慰。 |
| 10. | He was a former divinity student .
他以前是一个神学院的学生。 |
