I must post off all my Christmas CARDS before this week.

本星期前我一定得把所有圣诞贺卡寄出去。

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Even before this week the 80-year-old’s succession planning looked hazy.

即使在本周之前，这位80岁老人的继任者计划都还不清晰。

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Even before this week the 80-year-old's succession-planning had looked hazy.

即使是在本周之前，这位80多岁老人的接班计划也已显得步履蹒跚。

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Yet before this week, there were signs of promise of better times ahead for its nine million people.

VOA: special.2010.01.16

Before this week's surge of 4,000 Marines and hundreds of Afghan forces into Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, the issue of how such a bold move would impact Pakistan was already on the minds of top U.S.policy makers.

VOA: standard.2009.07.04

This week America's top military officer expressed support for the proposal at a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

They handled more than 28, 000 calls Tuesday, before this week's switch and Wednesday's prime-time test.

NPR: Early Switch To Digital Has Viewers Seeking Help

Magnotta's name may not have been known before this week but his digital footprints were large.

CNN: SHARE THIS

Just before this week's rate rise, shares were still up by 9% so far this year.

ECONOMIST: Greenspan lets things simmer