1·A death prior to 65 is considered to be a premature death.
65岁以前的死亡被认为是过早死亡。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·There is evidence of agriculture in Africa prior to 3000 B.C.
有证据表明，公元前3000年以前，非洲就有了农业。
3·In Hylantia prior to 1910, farmers nevertheless lost considerable numbers of sheep to wolves each year.
在1910年之前的海兰提亚，农民们每年都会因为狼而损失大量的羊。
4·Within the United States prior to 1920, for example, only less urbanized states had granted women suffrage.
例如，在1920年之前的美国，只有城市化程度较低的州才给予妇女选举权。
5·If a person places money prior to anything else, it's very likely that he could not enjoy the happiness in life.
如果一个人将金钱置于其他事物之前的话，那他很可能无法享受生活中的快乐。
6·A number of fitness spas existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement, even a national chain with spas in most major cities.
在这种有氧健身运动出现之前，市面上已经有不少健身水疗会所，在大城市甚至有全国性的连锁机构。
7·This route would have enabled humans to enter southern areas of the Americas prior to the melting of the continental glaciers.
这条路线将使人类能够在大陆冰川融化之前进入美洲南部地区。
8·Most people are not able to recount memories for experiences prior to the age of three years, a phenomenon called infantile amnesia.
大多数人都不能回忆起三岁之前的经历，这种现象被称为婴儿失忆症。
9·This is a simple adaptation to ensure that germination occurs following the winter conditions rather than immediately prior to their onset.
这是一种简单的适应方式，能确保它们在冬季过后发芽，而不是在此之前就早早发芽。
10·During the 1400s, when printing was being developed, paper became the predominant material for books in Europe, but prior to that, it was parchment.
在15世纪，印刷术得到发展，纸张成为欧洲书籍的主要材料，在此之前的主要材料是羊皮纸。