long before then的意思|示意

It wasn't long before. Ford was turning out several hundred thousand cars a year, a remarkable achievement then.

不久，福特公司一年就生产出几十万辆汽车，在当时是一项极出色的成就。

Then it shot up again, a long way over the recent historical average, before settling down.

然后它再度飙升，远远高于近期历史平均水平，随后才稳定下来。

This is an gentle reminder that it's time to buy a real copy of Windows 7, which will be available as a retail product long before then.

这是一个温和的提醒，在windows 7作为零售产品发行之后，将提醒你购买正版Windows 7的时候到了。

If a big bet on equities goes wrong they cannot wait 20 years to be proved right. Clients will have deserted them long before then.

如果大笔赌注投在股票上而亏了，用不了他们等待20年来证明是正确的，客户早就会把他们抛弃。

We ran across open ground, then scrambled over broken rock that men had ejected from the mountain long before.

我们跑着穿过空地，然后攀登越过人们在很久以前从山上搬下来的碎石块。

I bought things we needed most and then began going through the bills, of course I ran completely out of money long before everything was paid.

我买了些我们最需要的东西，接着我开始付账单。当然，还有很多东西没有付，钱就全花光了。