请教大家一个问题。在很多英文翻译出的文章中。我总是看到有一个“早些时候”这个词。那么这个词的英文是

早些时候
Earlier

我来详细说说我早些时候讲过的话。

Let me amplify my earlier remarks.

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早些时候

earlier on
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先前地在早些时候

At an earlier time.

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那天早些时候迫使敌人放弃给我军的阵地现在需要布置起来，对付那必然的反攻。

Positions surrendered to our troops earlier in the day had now to be prepared against the inevitable counter-attack.

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今天早些时候我流过鼻血。

I had nosebleed earlier today.

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该代表团同意早些时候的观点,即WIPO条约的批准是选择性而非强制性的。

The Delegation agreed with the views expressed earlier that ratification of treaties were optional and not mandatory in WIPO.

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由于早些时候政府改变计划造成一片混乱，因此可能坚决反对作进一步修改的。

After
the total confusion caused by earlier changes, the government is likely
to set its teeth against any further changes to its plans.

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我马上达到了东京－是在下午的早些时候——并看见了我叔叔。

I came up to Tokyo at once-it was early in the afternoon-and saw my uncle.

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这和他早些时候提的建议截然相反.

This is the inverse of his earlier proposition.

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今年早些时候，我失业了。

I lost my job earlier this year.

In earlier times.应该是这句话。我看过好几本经济金融学著作，可以相信的。

Earlier