beforetime
adv. 从前,以前(等于 formerly)
例句
Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
我素来在王面前没有愁容。
Beforetime, I always feel it's a waste of time, But now I realise that I was wrong!
以前总觉得这样是浪费时间,现在觉得自己很傻,其实这样的生活很充实啊!
Beforetime the state of having nothing is the first style. When we have abundant things, it becomes the second one.
原来没东西的状态是第一种,有东西、东西丰富了是第二种,然后呢就是吃饱了撑的,这可能就是第三种。