You should have mentioned it before now.
你之前应该提到过的。
Jewel: You couldn't tell me before now!
珠儿:在之前怎么不告诉我!
But before now you had to buy her books!
但欲练此法目前还得去买她的书。
Why hasn't anyone else done it before now?
为什么之前就没有人这么做哪?
But I couldn't teII you that before now.
我先前没办法告诉你。
When hast thou been so sluggish before now?
你什么时候象现在这样懒洋洋过?
Nobody knew the composition of this substance before now.
以前没有人知道该物质的组成。
When it was just a fling before now, you're the one
仅仅因为刚才有过片刻欢愉,而你正是那一个
These bills are overdue, ie should have been paid before now.
这些帐单已逾期未付.
I wanted to quit before now, slowly to accept the reality!
我要放弃以前,慢慢的地接受现在的现实吧!

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