我和他初次見面是早在一九五幾年的事。
I first met him way back in the fifties.
這次地震早在幾個月以前就發布了預報。
The earthquake had been predicted several months before.
早在1936年，高級法院就已著手於廢除以逼供詞為依據給政治犯定罪的做法。
As early as1936, the Supreme Court had begun striking down state criminal convictions based on confessions coerced from defendants.
我早在星期五就把信寄了。
I mailed the letter as early as Friday.
他說失去妻子使他開始喝起酒來。但你相信我說的，他早在那以前就飲酒成性了。
He claims that is was the loss of his wife that drove him to drink, but believe me, he was drinking like a fish long before that.
