preface
n
1 introductory statement atthe beginning of a book, esp one that explains the author'saims 序言; 前言. Cf 参看 foreword, introduction 2.
2 preliminary part of a speech 开?quot;? 引语. preface, v [Tn.pr]
1 ~ sth with sth provide sth with a preface(1) 给某书作序
He prefaced the diaries with a short account of how they were discovered. 他给这本日记写了序言, 简述日记发现的经过.
2 ~ sth with sth/by doing sth begin or introduce (a speech, etc) 开始(讲话等); 作(讲话等的)开?quot;?BR> She prefaced her talk with an apology/by apologizing for being late. 她先为迟到表示歉意, 然後开始讲话.
There's a very important Chinese deer called the milu deer.
有一种非常珍贵的中国鹿,叫做麋鹿。
Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.