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1. prior to 在……之前
Thailand is the last leg of his Asian tour, prior to which he visited Pakistan, India and Malaysia.
泰国是唐家璇此次亚洲之行的最后一站，此前他还访问了巴基斯坦、印度和马来西亚。

2. to begin with 本来
And he had not had sufficient strength in him to begin with.
而且，而且他的气力本来就不充沛。

3. but for all that 即便如此
There may be mistakes occasionally, but for all that, it is the best book on the subject.
该书可能偶尔有错误，但尽管如此，这书仍是论述该课题的最好的书。

4. immerse oneself in 沉醉在……中
Day and night, Shu Qin immersed himself in his books, studying hard, but unfortunately was unable to stop himself dozing off.
苏秦日夜埋首读书，可是每到深夜，就不由自主地瞌睡起来。