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· The culling finally ended, but not before tens of thousands of elephants and their families were killed.
   撲殺終於結束了， 但在此之前的數万 大象和他們的家人被殺害。
＊cull n. 剔除;選擇性屠殺 / v. 挑選，剔除 （holocaust 大屠殺）
＊tens of thousands 成千上萬


· The ship slowly rolled over and sank, but not before allowing some 200 of the survivors time to escape.
  艦隻緩緩翻滾沉沒，但在此之前，大約200名倖存者得以逃脫。
＊rolled over phr. 翻身 （phr.＝phrase）

· Press and hold the Shift key immediately after you hear the startup tone (but not before).
  在聽到啟動聲後（而不是之前）立即按住 Shift 鍵。
＊startup n. 啟動
＊Press and hold 按下並按住