在我遇到莎莉之前很久我就是素食主义者了。

I was a vegetarian ___long ___before I met Sally.

这些杯子在我出生之前很久就属于我的家族了。

The cups belonged to my family ___long ___before I was born.

在丑闻爆发之前很久他就离开了公司。

He had left the company ___long ___before the scandal broke.