before the deluge

英汉例句

双语例句

• 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，他在写给法国皇帝的最后一封信中，威胁要“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.
  “他们是一帮赌徒，认为自己可以持续不断地冒险，而且还可以在灾难来临之前全身而退，”他写道。
• 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，在四百名宾客的共同见证下，在纽约附近远离喧嚣的小镇上，前第一女儿切尔西克林顿和男友马克梅兹文斯基喜结连理！
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权威例句

• 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