before the deluge

常見例句

雙語例句

• His last letter to the king of France, on July 28th, just before the invasion, threatened “a deluge of human blood”.
  7月28日，他在寫給法國皇帝的最后一封信中，威脅要“血流成河流”。
• “They gambled that they could keep adding to their risky positions and still sell them out before the deluge, ” he wrote.
  “他們是一幫賭徒，認為自己可以持續(xù)不斷地冒險，而且還可以在災難來臨之前全身而退，”他寫道。
• Before 400 guests – but not before a media deluge – former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton and longtime beau Marc Mezvinsky tied the knot July 31 in Rhinebeck, N.Y.
  七月三十一日，在四百名賓客的共同見證下，在紐約附近遠離喧囂的小鎮(zhèn)上，前第一女兒切爾西克林頓和男友馬克梅茲文斯基喜結連理！
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權威例句

• The cancellation announcement, which came just before the net's upfront presentation in New York, sparked an onslaught of phone calls, followed by a deluge of roasted nuts, from the show's fervent fan base.
  FORBES: 'Jericho' Fans Go Nuts
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