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去加拿大以前,他在英国教书。

Before he went to Canada, he taught in the UK.

Traditional
去加拿大以前,他在英國教書。
Pinyin
Qù Jiānádà yǐqián, tā zài Yīngguó jiāoshū.
Bopomofo
ㄑㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄋㄚˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ,ㄊㄚ ㄗㄞˋ ㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄨ。

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