The person, whoever it was, gave a small cough, evidently as a prelude to speaking.

那个人, 不知是谁, 轻轻地咳了一声, 显然是表示要说话.

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This year's Taipei mayoral election is being seen as a prelude to the upcoming presidential election.

这次台北市长选举,被视为总统选举的前奏.

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Our pickets were driven in as a prelude to the main enemy attack.

我们的前哨被迫撤回,预示着敌人主力的进攻即将开始.

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This information is valuable both as a prelude to linkage analysis, which generally assumes Mendelian transmission.

这一信息有利于进一步所做的连锁分析.

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The Thirty Years War in Europe served as a prelude to modern international relations.

欧洲三十年战争揭开了近代国际关系的序幕.

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