I am not a hired agent for the former president .

我可不是 那位 前总统的说客。

Turkey and Greece were buffer states against the former Soviet Union .

土耳其和希腊是 前苏联与反苏国家之间的缓冲国。

They lauded the former president as a hero

他们颂扬 前总统为英雄。

If the family home and joint pension rights are of equal value the wife may choose the former and the husband the latter .

如果家庭住房和共同养老金具有同样的价值，妻子可能会选 前者，而丈夫会选后者。

The former head of counter-intelligence had been stripped of his rank and privileges .

反情报机构 的 前任长官被革职并剥夺了特权。

He is the former premier .

他是 前任总理。

As in the Changjiang River the waves behind drive on those ahead so each new generation excels the last one . ; Time makes it inevitable that in every profession the rising generation is worthier than the former one .

长江后浪推前浪，一代更比 一代强。

The spectacle of the former naval officers washing their dirty linen in public was distinctly embarrassing

前海军官员们自揭伤疤的做法显然非常令人尴尬。

The former party treasurer helped raise almost £ 40 million to fight the election campaign .

该党的 前任财政部长帮助筹集了近4万英镑用于竞选。

These planes are outclassed by the most recent designs from the former Soviet Union

苏联的最新产品要远比这些飞机性能优越。

It has so far accepted a miserable 1 refugees from the former Yugoslavia .

迄今为止， 从前 南斯拉夫接收的难民只有区区 1人。

The former President was demanding that he should be either put on trial or set free

前总统要求要么对他进行审判，要么将他释放。

There was intense speculation 18 months ago that the former foreign secretary might be parachuted into the Scottish Parliament .

18个月前，人们普遍猜测 前外交大臣可能会空降至苏格兰议会。

These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place .

这些遗迹充分证明此处 昔日的宏伟。

They keep horses and cattle the former for riding the latter for food .

他们养马和牛， 前者供骑乘，后者供食用。

It 's clear that the party of the former Prime Minister has suffered a major reverse .

显然， 前首相所在党派遭受了重大的挫折。

Accusations of harbouring suspects were raised against the former Hungarian leadership .

匈牙利 前领导层被指控窝藏嫌犯。

The former owner had not left any forwarding address .

以前的房主没有留下任何转递地址。

The former hostage is in remarkably good shape considering his ordeal .

想想人质 曾遭受的折磨，获救后其身体状况已经是出奇地好了。

Newspapers have been fulsome in their praise of the former president .

报纸上对 前总统都是些溢美之词。

Of the two opinions I prefer the former .

这两种意见中我倾向于 前一种。

That forceful young woman edged out the former headmaster and is now headmaster herself .

那位强硬的年轻妇女排挤走了 前任校长，她自己现在当了校长。

She outpaced the former Olympic champion Evelyn Ashford .

她超过了 前奥运冠军伊芙琳·阿什福德。

Only when our theory combines with practice can the former become areliable knowledge .

只有当理论与实践相结合时，它才变成 经得住考验的知识。

The former chairman was a key player in the deals that pushed the bank to the top .

前主席是达成把那家银行推向顶峰的一系列协议的关键人物。

The original elections were declared void by the former military ruler

前军事领导人宣布最初的选举无效。

The former mayor of San Antonio is Hispanic .

圣安东尼奥市 的 前任市长是拉美裔美国人。

They accused the former prime minister of being a backseat driver .

他们指责 前首相越俎代庖。

Given the choice between a pure white T-shirt and a more expensive dirty cream one most people can be forgiven for choosing the former

如果要在一件纯白的T恤和一件更贵的脏兮兮的米色T恤之间选择的话，多数人都会选 前者，这是无可厚非的。