跟以前的戏相比，这出戏有些瘟。
It was a tame opera in comparison to the previous ones.
3路公共汽车的`班次比以前多了。
No 3 bus runs more frequently than before.
他在图书馆遇见了以前的同学。
He ran up against his former classmate in the library.
证人声言他以前从未见过那个女人。
The witness stated that he had never seen the woman before.
我上年纪啦，手脚不如以前活便了。
I’m getting old and not as agile as I used to be.
这些文章以前从未全文发表过。
These articles had not found print in their entirety before.
年纪大了，气力不如以前了。
As one gets on in years, his physical strength grows weaker.
我以前见过她，但叫不出她的名字来。
I’ve seen her before, but I can’t place her.
