come before

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十次的原因，这也是德州直以来的标志。

It comes of the Eupatrid System in the Ear before Qin Dynasty, that is the officials are nominated by the King, and the official positions are descendent.

它起源于期的世卿制，即官员由王任命，官职世代相袭。

A general comes before a colonel.

将官比校官高。