在 zài 下 xià 雨 yǔ 之前 zhī qián ,黑 Hēi 云 yún 使 shǐ 天空 tiānkōng 变得 biàn de 黑暗 hēi àn 了 le .

Thick clouds darkened the sky before the rain fell.

弗烈特 tè 憋 biē 了 le 一肚子 yī dù zi 闷气,一直 yīzhí 在 zài 抽雪前烟 yān .

Freddie had been puffing on his cigar angrily.

司机 sījī 识时务 shí shí wù 地 de 眯 mí 着 zhāo 眼 yǎn 向前 xiàng qián 望 wàng 着 zhāo ,把 bǎ 汽车 qì chē 速度 sùdù 加快 jiā kuài 了 le 一些 yī xiē .

The driver squinted judiciously ahead and built up the speed of the truck a little.

上班 shàngbān 之前 zhī qián 你 nǐ 应该 yīnggāi 吃 chī 饱 bǎo 早饭 zǎo fàn .

You should eat your breakfast before going to work.