| 1. | He pushed on for an hour before he fell into a faint .
继续再走一小时之后，他晕倒了。 |
| 2. | The house burned for hours before the blaze was put out .
那所房子燃烧了数小时火才扑灭。 |
| 3. | I waited an hour before i slipped down from the tree .
我再等待了一小时之后，才从树上溜下。 |
| 4. | They boarded their assault boat several hours before dusk .
队伍在天黑前几小时上了突击登陆艇。 |
| 5. | We can pick up the tickets an hour before the play begins .
我们可以在话剧开演前一小时去取票。 |
| 6. | I puzzled over it for hours before it finally clicked .
我对这一问题茫然不解，几小时后终于顿开茅塞。 |
| 7. | The poster only stayed up a few hours before it was stolen .
那张海报贴上去没几个小时就让人给偷走了。 |
| 8. | Passengers should check in one hour before their flight time at the latest .
乘客至迟应在班机起飞前一小时办理登机手续。 |
| 9. | Well, it'll likely be a few hours before we pick up this man's scent again .
哦，要重新找到那家伙的踪迹，恐怕还需要几个小时的时间。 |
| 10. | No other words could suggest themselves than some of these he had read only a few hours before .
他只记起了他几小时前才读到的几句话。 |
