before the deluge

常见例句

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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