Egg-laying animals existed far before chickens came about, so technically the egg came before the chicken.

卵生动物早在鸡出现前就存在了，所以技术上来说蛋先于鸡。

But what came before the Big Bang?

但是在大爆炸（宇宙诞生日）之前呢？

Who came into America 19,000 years before.

就已辗转移居到美洲大陆的拓荒者的后人。

It completely dwarfed anything that came before it.

它使之前的所有金字塔都相形见绌。

We just blend it into whatever came before and after.

我们只是将它融入前后的任何音。

I came to paris a year before my wedding.

我在结婚前一年来到巴黎。

I came here before and he was not identified.

我以前来过这里，但是他没有被确认在哪里。

In 1992, another abortion case came before the Supreme Court.

1992年，另一起堕胎案来到最高法院。

Many anthropologists would argue that beer actually came before bread.

许多人类学家会争辩说啤酒实际上是在面包之前出现的。

Cerruti's statement came before the inflation rate was released.

塞鲁蒂的声明是在通货膨胀率公布之前发表的。

The issue came before a court that was in transition.

这一提案提交给了当时正在换届过渡期间的最高法院。

So the call came before the letter of December 20th.

电话是12月20日 信寄来之前打的?

" Naw, we ate just before we came, " Jacob answered.

“不，我们来之前刚吃过。”雅克布答道。

It's helpful to learn from someone who came before you.

向你的前辈学习是很有帮助的。

A young lady came to me 15 minutes before the wedding.

一名年轻小姐在婚礼前十五分钟走到我面前。

So she came to the MAPP program before getting her PHD.

读博前，她攻读了宾州应用心理学硕士课程。

But the drumbeats of war came to New Orleans long before.

但在此之前，战争的鼓声早已传到了新奥尔良。

Her death came just six weeks before election day, November 3.

她于11月3日美国大选日6周前去世。

God in Heaven, suppose the baby came before the doctor arrived!

老天爷，看来在大夫到达之前孩子就要降生了！这叫她怎么办呢？对于接生的事她可一窃不通。

We all stand on the shoulders of those who came before us.

我们都站在前人的肩膀上。