“在……之前”的英文是before，“在……之后”的英文是after。

before的例句：

1、They arrived the day before yesterday.

他们是前天到的。

2、The year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won a silver.

他前年得了一枚金牌，大前年得了一枚银牌。

after的例句：

1、After the war many soldiers stayed in France.

战后，许多士兵留在法国。

2、I go swimming every day after work.

我每天下班后都去游泳。

扩展资料

1、before的短语

①before all  尤其、特别

例句：Don't let poor strategy selection or the surfacing of imperious attitudes derail talks before all points have been made.

在所有的问题达成协议以前，不要让拙劣的策略选择或者专横态度的表现终止谈判。

②before long  没过多久(常用于将来时、过去时)

例句：This will let in his legions of demons and before long you will find yourself in darkness and despair.

恶魔的军队随之而入，不久以后，你就会发现自己陷入了黑暗和绝望中。

2、after的短语

①after all 毕竟

例句：After all, we are human.

毕竟我们都是凡人。

②after a while

例句：After a while, all the people all go toward to see here.

在一会儿之后，所有的人全部去向在这里见到。