之前,我

before ..., I

→ 之前
phrase Uncommon #13,139
before ..., I This pattern follows the action or event that happens first; English usually places “before” before that action.
CH: 出门之前,我检查了门有没有锁。
EN: Before leaving, I checked whether the door was locked.

我提出这一点之前,我的鞋和我去睡觉。

Before I brought this up, my shoes and I went to bed.

离开斯通学院之前,我还有那么多书想读。

Before I leave Stone College, there are still so many books I want to read.

毕竟,在审判之前,我只能困在伊斯特波特,没事可做。

After all, I can only sit around in Eastport with nothing to do until the trial.

当然,在安东尼奥开口之前,我也从没想过雇人来帮我。

Of course, before Antonio brought it up, I’d never even considered hiring someone to help me.

离开之前,我想见见你。

Before I leave, I’d like to see you.

找大臣之前,我想要去一个地方你能帮我打电话吗?

Before finding the minister, I want to go somewhere. Could you call them for me?

— 铃芽之旅 (2022)

在我惹上麻烦之前,我想起了我们在学校读过的故事。

Before I got into trouble, I remembered the story we read at school.

在我去荷兰之前,我从没见过风车。

Before I went to the Netherlands, I'd never seen a windmill.

在拿笔之前,我要集中一下思想。

Before picking up my pen, I need to collect my thoughts.

没跟你商量之前,我也不会试他的任何想法。

I won't try any of his ideas before talking them over with you.

在父亲回家之前,我已经睡了。

I had already fallen asleep before my father came home.