We had to face up to the harsh realities of life sooner or later.

我们迟早都得正视生活的严酷现实。

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No sooner had she said it than she burst into tears.

她刚一说完，泪水便夺眶而出。

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No sooner had I sat down than there was a loud knock on the door.

我刚坐下就有人大声敲门。

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You had better all you people of the South prepare yourselves for a settlement sooner than you are prepared for it.

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And you meant to get to it sooner, but you had a lot of other things to do.

本来是打算早点开始准备的，但你总有很多别的事要做。

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No sooner had the moonstone touched his chest than the coat and hat fell away.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

Montana got the Sinnards in 2009, but then decided it should have had them sooner.

FORBES: American Working Abroad Gets Nasty State Income Tax Surprise

But this is one case where they probably should have had access sooner.

FORBES: A Triumph In Breast Cancer -- And Another Expensive Drug

Its independent review also criticised a lack of communication between health officials and said some of the deaths may have been prevented if the Belfast Health Trust had acted sooner.

BBC: Caoimhe Campbell and her partner Gavin Burke