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| 珍和玛丽是好朋友，前者是老师，后者是护士。 | Jane and Mary are good friends; the former is a teacher, the latter is a nurse. |
| 实践与理论一样重要，但是我们易于珍视后者而轻视前者。 | Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former. |
| 片害共栖有机体之间共生的作用关系，一个物种受另一个物种侵害或抑制，而后者不受前者的影响 | A symbiotic relationship between organisms in which one species is harmed or inhibited and the other species is unaffected. |
| 人不同于野兽，因前者能笑，而后者却不能。 | Man differs from beasts in that the former is able to laugh, while the latter aren't. |
| 用暴力威胁侵犯他人身体犯罪行为应与殴打罪区别开来。其区别是，前者是用暴力相威胁而后者是实际上的使用暴力。 | Assault shall be distinguished from battery, in that assault is the threat of violence, whereas battery is actual violence. |
| 睿智与机灵不同，前者可随着年龄增加。 | Sagacity, unlike cleverness, may increase with age. |
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