He debated heating up the pot first before his friends came. 他考虑在朋友们到来之前先把火锅烧热。
A general comes before a colonel. 将官比校官高。
It is the reason why the wildcatter, the independent oilman whose test drillings might come up dry 20 times before gushing in the end, is an enduring Texas symbol. 这就是为什么那些在投机商,那些个体石油商在石油喷发前可能要试钻探多达二十次的原因,这也是德州一直以来的标志。