| 1. | The old man's former cronies are all dead . 老人的往日故旧都已作古。 |
| 2. | Of the two the latter is better than the former . 二者中后者比前者好。 |
| 3. | He has retreated to his former reserve . 他已经恢复了他早先含蓄的态度。 |
| 4. | The former wins readers in new territory . 前者在新的国度里赢得了读者。 |
| 5. | It replaces the former quarter sessions . 它取代以前的季审法庭。 |
| 6. | Of the two opinions , i prefer the former . 这两种意见中我倾向于前一种。 |
| 7. | Without the latter, the former is of no avail . 没有后者,前者是无效的。 |
| 8. | He went on to his former residence . 他继续向他从前的住所走去。 |
| 9. | She took great comfort from the former . 前者给她带来极大安慰。 |
| 10. | He was a former divinity student . 他以前是一个神学院的学生。 |